[Pipmak-Users] Unofficial Release of Pipmak Build 155 for Win32

[Andrea V. <and...@gm...>]

Hi!

I have finally generated a fully functional Pipmak build 
base on SVN build 155 and compiled using 

  Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition (Free version)

I also write an how-to in the Pipmak Wiki

  http://pipmak.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/MSVC8_Build

and in this page

  http://pipmak.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Source_Tweaks_on_SVN_Build155

there are all the changes that I have made to source code to pass
compilation stage

I have posted this release on my site at address:

  http://viarengo.altervista.org/index2.html?page=download.html
  (if this link send you to altervista mainpage, copy address and
   paste in a new browser window)

The main change to the source code is made on PipimakLuaLib.c 
I have had to commented out the calling to the function:
   
  checkinstanceof(L, 1, "pipmak-node", "node");

inside the functions:

  static int nodeCloseoverlayLua(lua_State *L)
  static int nodeMessageLua(lua_State *L)
  static int nodeSetstandardcursorLua(lua_State * L)

because that function caused a infinite loop when was called.
I haven't notice any controindication caused by the absence of this calling, 
perhaps only Christian know ...

The infinite loop was caused in a strange way...I tryed to investigate 
with debugger and I have discover that at certain point something change
the return address in the stack...

so when the Instruction Pointer end of function checkinstanceof 
(i.e.: arrive to assembly RET), 
in the stack there are the address of the assembly 
"CALL checkinstanceof" and not the address of subsequent instruction!!!

So "checkinstanceof" is repeated forever....

I tested the build with my autocubic and all works!! 
(A good stressing project, isn'it?)

I notice some differences on patches locations 
(this project still use old syntax)
The patches are smaller of 1 or 2 pixel respect official pipmak 0.2.6 
and I see white lines beetween patches.

Andrea