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blondie7575 / Apple2BuildPipeline

A build pipeline (with sample project) for making Apple ][ software on OS X.
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Virtual II rewrites disk image when ejecting #3

Open KrisKennaway opened 6 years ago

KrisKennaway commented 6 years ago

It looks like Virtual II is rewriting the mounted disk image when ejecting, which does not play well with the build process; we update the .dsk image with the new binary and then trigger applescript to eject the mounted disk, which immediately reverts this change. To work around this you would need to first eject the disk and then update it with AppleCommander.

You can see this behaviour just by checking the timestamps on the .dsk file before and after ejecting a disk in Virtual II

I'm assuming this is a recent change in behaviour (I'm running the current version, 8.3). Arguably it might be also considered a regression in Virtual II.

KrisKennaway commented 6 years ago

I also asked support@virtualii.com if this behaviour was intentional, will update when I hear a response.

KrisKennaway commented 6 years ago

The developer confirms that

"You are right, Virtual ][ writes the disk image on ejecting, even if nothing has changed. This behavior is not intentional, and can be improved obviously; I will add it to the todo list. [...] I'm afraid this behavior is the result of a major refactoring I did for version 8.3, where I implemented woz disk support."

i.e. it's a recent regression