updating windows

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-10-31 Holger Vogt
+ * winmain.c: windows updated more often
+   how-to-ngspice-vstudio.txt: updated 
+
 2009-10-24: Dietmar Warning
  * main.c: correct the command completion under X11, cooments and formatting
 

src/winmain.c

@@ -16,17 +16,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>         // exit-codes
 #include <stdarg.h>         // var. argumente
 #include <assert.h>         // assert-macro
-#include "misc/stringutil.h"        // copy
-#include <io.h>         // _read
+#include "misc/stringutil.h" // copy
+#include <io.h>             // _read
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-/* Microsoft VC++ specific stuff */
-#pragma hdrstop
-#define strdup _strdup
-#endif /* _MSC_VER */
-
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -221,6 +215,7 @@ void SetAnalyse(
    struct timeb timenow;           /* actual time stamp */
    int diffsec, diffmillisec;      /* differences actual minus prev. time stamp */
 
+   WaitForIdle();
    if ((DecaPercent == OldPercent) && !strcmp(OldAn, Analyse)) return;
    /* get actual time */
    ftime(&timenow);
@@ -264,8 +259,9 @@ void SetAnalyse(
       SetWindowText( hwMain, t);
       InvalidateRgn( hwAnalyse, NULL, TRUE);
       InvalidateRgn( hwMain, NULL, TRUE);
-      WaitForIdle();
    }
+   UpdateWindow(hwAnalyse);
+   UpdateWindow(hwMain);
 }
 
 // ------------------------------<Textfenster>---------------------------------
@@ -739,7 +735,7 @@ int MakeArgcArgv(char *cmdline,int *argc,char ***argv)
     /*  API to give the program name */
     GetModuleFileName(NULL, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 
-    tmpargv[0] = buffer; /* add program name to argv */
+    tmpargv[0] = copy(buffer); /* add program name to argv */
 
     deli[0] = DELIMITER;
     deli[1] = '\0'; /* delimiter for strtok */
@@ -752,8 +748,8 @@ int MakeArgcArgv(char *cmdline,int *argc,char ***argv)
         if (NULL == pC1)
             pC1 = pWorkString;
 
-        if (i == 1) tmpargv[i] = strdup(strtok(pC1, deli));
-        else tmpargv[i] = strdup(strtok(NULL, deli));
+        if (i == 1) tmpargv[i] = copy(strtok(pC1, deli));
+        else tmpargv[i] = copy(strtok(NULL, deli));
     }
 
     /*  copy the working values over to the arguments */
@@ -919,6 +915,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
 
    status = MakeArgcArgv(lpszCmdLine,&argc,&argv);
 
+#if defined(HAS_TCLWIN)
   /* create private heap for current process */
   outheap = HeapCreate(0, 10000000, 0);
   if (!outheap) {
@@ -926,6 +923,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
     winmessage("HeapCreate: Internal Error: can't allocate private output heap");
     exit(1);
   }
+#endif
 
     /* Wait until everything is settled */
     WaitForIdle();

visualc/how-to-ngspice-vstudio.txt

@@ -1,83 +1,85 @@
-H. Vogt 09.11.08
-(Translation of some commands from German to English is required)
-
-This this directory (visualc) with its files 
-vngspice.sln (project starter) and
-vngspice.vcproj (project contents)
-allows to compile and link ngspice with MS Visual Studio 2008.
-The project is probably not compatible with Visual Studio 2005.
-
-CIDER and XSPICE are included, but the code models for XSPICE
-(*.cm) are not (yet) made. You may however use the code models
-created with MINGW (which in fact are dlls), as e.g. found in 
-the ngspice binary distribution.
-
-There is currently no installation procedure provided, you may
-however install the executable manually as described in the
-installation tree below.
-
-/visualc/include contains a dedicated config.h file. It contains the
-preprocessor definitions required to properly compile the code.
-strings.h has been necessary during setting up the project.
-
-
-Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 C++
-
-Goto 
-/ng-spice-rework/visualc
-
-Start MS Visual Studio 2008 by double click onto 
-vngspice.sln
-
-After MS Visual Studio has opened up, select debug or release version 
-by checking 'Erstellen' , 'Konfigurations-Manager' 'Debug' or 'Release'
-
-Start making ngspice (called vngspice.exe) by selecting 'Erstellen' and 
-'vngspice neu erstellen'.
-
-Object files will be created and stored in visualc/debug or visualc/release.
-The executable will be stored to visualc/debug/bin or visualc/release/bin.
-
-Installation tree (as provided with MINGW make install) and also used by
-vngspice:
-
-C:\Spice\
-	bin\
-		ngspice.exe
-		nghelp.exe
-		ngmakeidx.exe
-		ngnutmeg.exe
-		cmpp.exe
-	lib\
-		spice\
-			analog.cm
-			digital.cm
-			spice2poly.cm
-			extradev.cm
-			extravt.cm
-	share\
-		info\
-			dir
-			ngspice.info
-			ngspice.info-1
-			..
-			ngspice.info-10
-		man\
-			man1\
-				ngmultidec.1
-				ngnutmeg.1
-				ngsconvert.1
-				ngspice.1
-		ng-spice-rework\
-			helpdir\
-				ngspice.idx
-				ngspice.txt
-			scripts\
-				ciderinit
-				devaxis
-				devload
-				setplot
-				spectrum
-				spinit
-		
+H. Vogt 31.10.09
+(Translation of some commands from German to English is required)
+Many more details of ngspice usage under Windows is described
+in how-to-use-ngspice091031.txt from the binary distribution.
+
+This directory (visualc) with its files 
+vngspice.sln (project starter) and
+vngspice.vcproj (project contents)
+allows to compile and link ngspice with MS Visual Studio 2008.
+The project is probably not compatible with Visual Studio 2005.
+
+CIDER and XSPICE are included, but the code models for XSPICE
+(*.cm) are not (yet) made. You may however use the code models
+created with MINGW (which in fact are dlls), as e.g. found in 
+the ngspice binary distribution.
+
+There is currently no installation procedure provided, you may
+however install the executable manually as described in the
+installation tree below.
+
+/visualc/include contains a dedicated config.h file. It contains the
+preprocessor definitions required to properly compile the code.
+strings.h has been necessary during setting up the project.
+
+
+Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 C++
+
+Goto 
+/ng-spice-rework/visualc
+
+Start MS Visual Studio 2008 by double click onto 
+vngspice.sln
+
+After MS Visual Studio has opened up, select debug or release version 
+by checking 'Erstellen' , 'Konfigurations-Manager' 'Debug' or 'Release'
+
+Start making ngspice (called vngspice.exe) by selecting 'Erstellen' and 
+'vngspice neu erstellen'.
+
+Object files will be created and stored in visualc/debug or visualc/release.
+The executable will be stored to visualc/debug/bin or visualc/release/bin.
+
+Installation tree (as provided with MINGW make install) and also used by
+vngspice:
+
+C:\Spice\
+	bin\
+		ngspice.exe
+		nghelp.exe
+		ngmakeidx.exe
+		ngnutmeg.exe
+		cmpp.exe
+	lib\
+		spice\
+			analog.cm
+			digital.cm
+			spice2poly.cm
+			extradev.cm
+			extravt.cm
+	share\
+		info\
+			dir
+			ngspice.info
+			ngspice.info-1
+			..
+			ngspice.info-10
+		man\
+			man1\
+				ngmultidec.1
+				ngnutmeg.1
+				ngsconvert.1
+				ngspice.1
+		ng-spice-rework\
+			helpdir\
+				ngspice.idx
+				ngspice.txt
+			scripts\
+				ciderinit
+				devaxis
+				devload
+				setplot
+				spectrum
+				spinit
+