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from: Gilbert Lefebvre
date: 1996-09-26 01:14:59
subject: BETA: mwdd32 : 32 bits OS/2 device

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From: willm{at}ibm.net
Subject: BETA: mwdd32 : 32 bits OS/2 device driver and IFS support V1.30
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Reply-to:     willm{at}ibm.net (Matthieu WILLM)
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                   MWDD32 VERSION 1.30 BETA

WHAT IS MWDD32  ?
-----------------
mwdd32 is a package that allows the implementation of 32 bits OS/2 device
drivers (BASEDEV and DEVICE) as well as 32 bits Installable File Systems
(IFS). It is composed of several parts :

    - a base device driver (mwdd32.sys) that provides kernel services
      (DevHelp) and utility functions callable from 32 bits ring 0 code.
    - a static library (fsh32.lib) that provides thunks from 16 bits IFS entry
      points to 32 bits, and 32 bits interfaces to FSHelper functions.
    - a sample 32 bits BASEDEV base device driver skeleton, with sources.
    - a sample 32 bits DEVICE device driver skeleton, with sources.
    - a sample 32 bits IFS (Installable File System) driver skeleton, with
      sources.
    - a sample 32 bits OS/2 SES (Security Enabling Services) base device
      driver skeleton, with sources.

MAIN NEW FEATURES SINCE PREVIOUS RELEASE :
------------------------------------------
- an OS/2 Security Enabling Services (SES) driver sample has been added.
- regular DEVICE device drivers (and not only BASEDEV) are now supported, and
  a sample has been added.

REQUIREMENTS :
--------------
- OS/2 WARP with FixPack 17 is required. Bare OS/2 WARP should also work, but
  I didn't test it yet.
- OS/2 WARP with FixPack 17 is required for the sample SES driver. (it will
  not work with bare OS/2 WARP)
- IBM VisualAge C++ 3.0 with latest CSD, the IBM Devcon DDK V2, as well as IBM
  ALP 4.0 are needed to write 32 bits drivers using this package.
- A file system supporting long file names (eg HPFS for instance) is required.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE :
------------------
This package is licensed under terms of the GNU General Public License.

WHERE TO FIND MWDD32 :
----------------------

ftp://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu/os2/dev32/32drv130.zip (or /incoming)
ftp://ftp.leo.org/os2/drivers/source/32drv130.zip (or /incoming/os2)
ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/dev32/32drv130.zip (or /pub/os2/incoming)

DISCLAIMER :
------------

The fact that I work for IBM has nothing to do with this package : this is
spare time work. IT IS ***NOT*** OFFICIAL IBM SUPPORT FOR 32 BITS OS/2
PHYSICAL DEVICE DRIVERS OR IFS.

Matthieu WILLM                           I do *NOT* speak for IBM ...
Home : willm{at}ibm.net                     Work : mwillm{at}vnet.ibm.com
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Gilbert

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