Recent changes to the ACL FAQ

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April 1, 1999:

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 4.7-1) Why does OLE sample06 fail?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 4.8-1) How do I set up an excel spreadsheet for use with AODBC?

March 31, 1999:

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 1.3-3) Why are there patches on the ftp site with date stamps that are still in the future?

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 2.1-1) Can shared libraries linked with a Solaris thread library be loaded into Allegro CL 5.0?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 2.6-5) update.bat (the program for creating patched images) doesn't work on Windows 98. Why not?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 2.6-6) Can I deliver the directory created by generate-application? That is, can a user of my application simply install the directory and run the .exe file?

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.1-3) I am getting stack overflows and occasional Lisp failure when I sort on large arrays. Why and what can I do?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.5-1: How do I make Lisp a DLL on Windows?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.5-2: How do I make a Lisp based shared library on the Unix ACL 5.0 versions?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.8-1) I get an error when I try to build an image with excl:build-lisp-image (and also with excl:generate-application) but the build process simply quits. How can I debug this error?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9.1) Sometimes Allegro CL, particularly large images, run out of memory or fail totally with a bus error or a segv. Why might this be happening?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-2) How is heap placement determined and what can go wrong?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-3) What do I need to know about heap placement and how do I figure out the sizes and placements of my Lisp and C heaps, especially when I will be shipping my large application to my customers who have many various machine configurations?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-4) How does Lisp start up, in terms of shared-library linking and loading?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-5) What is the "Old Sun4" problem?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-6) I downloaded the "heap placement patch" on my Sparc, and now I get a big warning message whenever I start my Lisp. Why is this?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-7) What would happen if I ignore the warning message and do not rebuild the .dxl?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 3.9-8) How do I rebuild my images so they contain the heap-placement-patch?

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 4.3-4) Why can't I get the :scroll-bar option to the list-pane gadget to work?

October 26, 1998:

new.gif (114 bytes) Q 1.5-1) [Windows only] Why does setup.exe think I'm in Japan, but I'm not?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 1.5-2) [Windows only] How do I clean out previous installation if I deleted the files without using the proper uninstall method?
new.gif (114 bytes) Q 1-5.3) [Windows only] If I run cleanreg.exe (see Q 1-5.2) before installing ACL 5.0, can I continue to use ACL 4.3.2?


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