Function note

outdated/sys/mac/mrecover.c:486–551

* display messages using Notification Manager or an alert. * no run-length checking is done. the messages are created to fit * in the allocated space (nmBufSize and aboutBufSize). */

 * in the allocated space (nmBufSize and aboutBufSize).
 */
static void
note(short errorSignal, short alertID, unsigned char *msg)
{
    if (!errorSignal) {
        Size grow;

        if (MaxMem(&grow) < pBytes->memAbort)
            noteErrorMessage(msg, "\pOut of Memory");
    }

    if (errorSignal || !in.Front) {
        notifPtr pNMR;
        short i = nmt.nmBuf[0] + 1; /* insertion point */

        if (errorSignal) /* use notification template */
        {
            pNMR = &nmt;

            /* we're going to abort so add in this prefix */
            BlockMove("Abort: ", &nmt.nmBuf[i], 7);
            i += 7;
            nmt.nmBuf[0] += 7;
        } else /* allocate a notification record */
        {
            if (!(pNMR = (notifPtr) NewPtr(sizeof(notifRec))))
                noteErrorMessage(msg, "\pNil New Pointer");

            /* initialize it */
            *pNMR = nmt;
            pNMR->nmr.nmStr = (StringPtr) & (pNMR->nmBuf);

            /* update the notification queue */
            if (!pNMQ)
                pNMQ = pNMR;
            else {
                notifPtr pNMX;

                /* find the end of the queue */
                for (pNMX = pNMQ; pNMX->nmNext; pNMX = pNMX->nmNext)
                    ;

                pNMX->nmNext = pNMR;
            }
        }

        /* concatenate the message */
        BlockMove(&msg[1], &((pNMR->nmBuf)[i]), msg[0]);
        (pNMR->nmBuf)[0] += msg[0];

        in.Notify++; /* increase note pending level */

        NMInstall((NMRec *) pNMR);

        if (errorSignal)
            cooldown();

        return;
    }