NAME
	GetMsg -- get next message from a message port

   SYNOPSIS
	message = GetMsg(port)
	D0		 A0

	struct Message *GetMsg(struct MsgPort *);

   FUNCTION
	This function receives a message from a given message port. It
	provides a fast, non-copying message receiving mechanism. The
	received message is removed from the message port.

	This function will not wait.  If a message is not present this
	function will return zero.  If a program must wait for a message,
	it can Wait() on the signal specified for the port or use the
	WaitPort() function.  There can only be one task waiting for any
	given port.

	Getting a message does not imply to the sender that the message is
	free to be reused by the sender.  When the receiver is finished
	with the message, it may ReplyMsg() it back to the sender.


	Getting a signal does NOT always imply a message is ready.  More
	than one message may arrive per signal, and signals may show up
	without messages.  Typically you must loop to GetMsg() until it
	returns zero, then Wait() or WaitPort().

   INPUT
	port - a pointer to the receiver message port

   RESULT
	message - a pointer to the first message available.  If
		  there are no messages, return zero.
		  Callers must be prepared for zero at any time.

   SEE ALSO
	PutMsg(), ReplyMsg(), WaitPort(), Wait(), exec/ports.h

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