From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Wed Sep  1 17:47:04 1999
Subject: Re: .oct file
From: kullstam at ne dot mediaone dot net
To: Bertrand HEYD <heyd at ensia dot inra dot fr>
Cc: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: 01 Sep 1999 18:48:37 -0400

Bertrand HEYD <heyd at ensia dot inra dot fr> writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I use a C program using the outb and inb instructions. To compile it, I use
> the -O2 option in gcc. I would like to transform it into a .oct file, but
> mkoctfile refuse to compile it. Is there any examples of .oct files doing
> low level IO?

does this inb/outb stuff work in a regular C program?

> PS I use linux/586

i would think that the inb/outb instructions are kernel exclusives.
you may need to write a module driver for your hardware and figure out
how to talk to it using an int trap.

-- 
J o h a n  K u l l s t a m
[kullstam at ne dot mediaone dot net]
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