SDK Release Notes

Version 53.30 (AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition)

Deprecated and Obsolete Functions

With the introduction of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition, developers may have noticed additional compiler warnings when rebuilding their projects against the new SDK. While as much of the API has been maintained as is possible, some functions, structures, attributes, and tags have changed over time requiring the attention of application developers. To make life easier, we have included a handy guide to items that have been deprecated or made obsolete with this most recent release: please see the article on Deprecated Functions.

AutoDoc Changes

In addition to the above section on deprecated items, the following summary lists any section of the AmigaOS API as described in the Autodocs that have changed since the last public release, including new additions. This should aid developers in helping narrow their reading a little as they review what has changed with AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition.

New Files

• btree.doc (btree.library)
• diffview_gc.doc (diffview.gadget)
• diskio.doc (diskio.library)
• filesysbox.doc (filesysbox.library)
• menu_cl.doc (menuclass)
• z.doc (z.library)

Changed Files

• amigaguide.doc (amigaguide.library)

  Changed

  AddAmigaGuideA()

• arexx_cl.doc (arexx.class)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

• chooser_gc.doc (chooser.gadget)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

• clicktab_gc.doc (clicktab.gadget)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

  AllocClickTabNodeA

  FreeClickTabNode

• console.doc (console.device)

  Added

  CD_GETATTRS

  CD_SETATTRS

  Changed

  CD_ASKKEYMAP_POINTERS

  CDInputHandler

  CMD_READ

  CMD_WRITE

  OpenDevice

• diskfont.doc (diskfont.library)

  Changed

  AvailFonts

• dos.doc (dos.library)

  Removed

  CurrentDir

  GetConsoleTask

  GetFileSysTask

  SetConsoleTask

  SetFileSysTask

  Added

  GetConsolePort

  GetFileSysPort

  SetConsolePort

  SetCurrentDir

  SetFileSysPort

  WriteProtectVolumePort

  Changed

  AAA-Compatibility-Notice

  AddBuffers

  AddCmdPathNode

  AddDosEntry

  AddSegListTrail

  AddSegmentTaskList

  AllocDosObject

  AllocSegList

  AssignAddToList

  ChangeFilePosition

  ChangeFileSize

  CopyStringBSTRToC

  CreateDir

  CreateDirTree

  CreateNewProc

  DateStamp

  Delete

  DevNameFromFH

  DevNameFromLock

  DismountDevice

  DoPkt

  DosControls

  EndNotify

  ExamineDir

  ExamineObject

  FilePart

  FindDosEntry

  FreeDosObject

  GetCurrentDir

  GetDiskFileSystemData

  GetDiskInfo

  GetPID

  GetSegListInfoTags

  GetVar

  HexToLong

  Info

  IoErr

  IsFileSystem

  LockTagList

  MakeLink

  MatchFirst

  MountDevice

  NameFromFH

  NameFromLock

  NameFromPort

  NotifyVar

  ObtainDirContext

  Open

  ParsePattern

  PathPart

  ReadLineItemTags

  ReadSoftLink

  RemAssignList

  Rename

  RenameDosEntry

  ResolvePath

  RunCommand

  SetComment

  SetDate

  SetIoErr

  SetMode

  SetOwnerInfo

  SetProgramDir

  SetProtection

  StartNotify

  TrackAddressList

  WaitForChar

  WaitForData

  Write

• exec.doc (exec.library)

  Added

  ASOT_EXTMEM

  debug/IsIn68kEmulator

  Changed

  AllocEntry

  AllocTaskMemEntry

  ASOT_PORT

  CreateTask

• expansion.doc (expansion.library)

  Changed

  MakeDosNode

• gadget_gc.doc (gadgetclass)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

• graphics.doc (graphics.library)

  Added

  AllocBitMapTagList

  GetBoardBytesPerRow

  GetBoardDataTagList

  GetMonitorDataTagList

  GraphicsControlTagList

  LockBitMapTagList

  LockBitMapToBoardTagList

  ReadPixelArray

  ReadPixelColor

  RectFillColor

  UnlockBitMap

  UnlockBitMapFromBoard

  WritePixelArray

  WritePixelColor

  Changed

  AllocBitMap

  AllocRaster

  BestModeIDA

  BltBitMapTagList

  CalcIVG

  ChangeVPBitMap

  ClearScreen

  CompositeTagList

  FindColor

  Flood

  FreeBitMap

  GetBitMapAttr

  GetDisplayInfoData

  GetRPAttrsA

  InitTmpRas

  LoadRGB32

  LoadRGB4

  MakeVPort

  ModeNotAvailable

  ReadPixel

  ReadPixelArray8

  ReadPixelLine8

  RectFill

  SetRPAttrsA

  VideoControl

  WritePixelLine8

• icon.doc (icon.library)

  Changed

  AddFreeList

  FreeAlloc

  FreeFree

  FreeFreeList

• input.doc (input.device)

  Changed

  IND_ADDEVENT

• intuition.doc (intuition.library)

  Changed

  --boopsi--

  GetScreenAttr

  GetWindowAttr

  OpenScreen

  OpenWindow

  SetWindowAttr

• listbrowser_gc.doc (listbrowser.gadget)

  Changed

  SetLBColumnInfoAttrsA

• page_gc.doc (page.gadget)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

• partition_gc.doc (partition.gadget)

  Changed

  all references to 'partitiongclass' corrected to 'partition.gadget'

• Picasso96API.doc (Picasso96API.library)

  Removed

  --bitmaps--

  --colors--

  p96AllocBitMap*

  p96FreeBitMap*

  p96LockBitMap*

  p96LockBitMapToBoard*

  p96ReadPixel*

  p96ReadPixelArray*

  p96RectFill*

  p96UnlockBitMap*

  p96UnlockBitMapFromBoard*

  p96WritePixel*

  p96WritePixelArray*

  (* = deprecated)

• serial_dev.doc (serial.device)

  Removed

  CloseDevice

  OpenDevice

  Added

  AAA_Notice

  Changed

  CMD_READ

  CMD_START

  CMD_wRITE

  SDCMD_BREAK

  SDCMD_SETPARAMS

• timer.doc (timer.device)

  Changed

  MicroDelay

• usbsys.doc (usbsys.device)

  Changed

  USBEPGetDescriptorA

• utility.doc (utility.library)

  Added

  ASPrintf

  SNPrintf

  UCS4Count

  UCS4ToLower

  UCS4ToUpper

  UCS4toUTF8

  UCS4Valid

  UTF8Count

  UTF8Decode

  UTF8Encode

  UTF8Stricmp

  UTF8Strnicmp

  UTF8toUCS4

  Changed

  CallHookPkt

• window_cl.doc (window.class)

  Changed

  --datasheet--

Tool Changes

New tools include:

• FSTest - for testing a file system
• FSVPTool - for generating file system skeleton code
• ListDynDep - for listing shared object dependencies
• localize - original CATS tool for localizing an application
• MakeAudioMode - for creating audio mode files for AHI
• USBSnoop - for debugging USB problems

Include File Changes

Notable changes:

• classes/window.h

  Added Menu Class support

• devices/console.h
• devices/conunit.h

  Added support for new console features

• devices/newstyle.h

  Added NSDEVTYPE_SCANNER and NSDEVTYPE_USB

• dos/#?.h

  Many changes which should be reviewed by all programmers

• exec/exectags.h

  Extended Memory definitions

• expansion/expansionbase.h

  PCI capabilities and MSI support

• gadgets/layout.h

  New Immediate mode added for those not using window.class

• graphics/composite.h

  Added composited video support

• graphics/control.h

  New graphics subsystem control functionality

• graphics/displayinfo.h

  Added new fields and definitions to support RTG

• graphics/gfx.h

  Added new fields and definitions to support RTG

• graphics/modeid.h

  Better support for mode selection

• graphics/monitor.h

  Added DDC support

• graphics/videocontrol.h

  Added DPMS support

• hardware/blit.h

  Removed poorly named minterm definitions

• intuition/gadgetclass.h

  Added context menu support

Notable new include files:

• btree.h
• bzip2.h