NAME
        GetExtSpriteA -- Attempt to get a sprite for the extended sprite
                                         manager. (V39)
        GetExtSprite -- varargs stub for GetExtSpriteA. (V39)

   SYNOPSIS
        Sprite_Number = GetExtSpriteA( sprite, tags )  (V39)
            d0                          a2      a1

        long getextspritea( struct extsprite *, struct tagitem * );

        spritenum=GetExtSprite(sprite,tags,...);

   FUNCTION
        Attempt to allocate one of the eight sprites for private use
        with the extended sprite manager.

   INPUTS
        sprite - ptr to programmer's extsprite (from allocspritedata()).
        tags - a standard tag list:

                GSTAG_SPRITE_NUM        specifies a specific sprite to get by number.

                GSTAG_ATTACHED specifies that you wish to get a sprite pair.
                        the tag data field points to a extsprite structure
                        for the second sprite. You must free both sprites.


   RESULTS
        Sprite_number = a sprite number or -1 for an error.
                This call will fail if no sprites could be allocated, or
                if you try to allocate a sprite which would require
                a mode change when there are other sprites of incompatible
                modes in use.

   BUGS

        GSTAG_ATTACHED does not work in version 39. When running under V39,
        you should attach the second sprite with a separate GetExtSprite call.

   SEE ALSO
        freesprite() changesprite() movesprite() getsprite() graphics/sprite.h