annotate docs/html/guidethebasics.html @ 4040:8515468091e3 SDL-1.2

Set the error after freeing stuff, just in case one of those functions resets the error string.
author Ryan C. Gordon <icculus@icculus.org>
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77 >Chapter 1. The Basics</H1
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106 >The SDL Guide section is pretty incomplete. If you feel you have anything to add mail akawaka@skynet.ie or visit http://akawaka.csn.ul.ie/tne/.</P
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