wb program init in assembler

[xeron]

Heh. I'll shut up then  :-D

[xeron]

Yeah, I should know this stuff, but the truth is i've never written my own code to handle this (some coder gave me a "wbstartup.i" which i've always used in assembler, and in C i just used the compiler startup code.

In future i promise to check my facts first

[xeron]

However, programs run from CLI *MUST* call Permit() for each Forbid() since the final 'rts' drops back to shell, and does not terminate the process

This is true, but in most cases Forbid()/Permit() pairs can and should be avoided; Semaphores come in very handy here

[xeron]

This is true, but in most cases ObtainSemaphore()/ReleaseSemaphore() pairs can and should be avoided; Locking-free design come in very handy here

Considering that the Amiga doesn't have proper threads, when using multithreaded programs, Semaphores can be very useful for things like access to memory pools, lists that could be modified by other threads, etc. etc.

[xeron]

Yeah, tbh, my pedanticism is a little bit of face saving. I have my pride, you know