[Coco] LWTools & Nitros9 Build

[Chad H]

Hey now!  In all fairness it depends on the situation.  I have written applications in GWBASIC, ASIC, QuickBASIC, C, ASM_Batch, VisualBasic 6, Visual Studio .NET and the common denominator has always been a Microsoft based PC.  While the first few ran on DOS and didn't require Windows, doubtful they would work on a Linux or Mac.

I can't remember the last time I bought a Windows application.  With so much SourceForge and other open source software out there now I don't feel the need.

THIS IS NOT MEANT TO START A PLATFORM FLAME...just saying.

-----Original Message-----
From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Tormod Volden
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 3:26 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] LWTools & Nitros9 Build

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 4:43 AM, Bill Nobel wrote:
> Well Tormond, I am ending up abandoning Windows for building Nitros9.  I ended up moving the folders to my Raspberry Pi and have a much easier time building. (still need to figure out where to put lwtools after compile) I am still figuring this out, but getting there.

Yes, building it on Windows is a pain compared to on Linux or Mac.
Linux is made for making, Windows is made for buying applications.

I would recommend Windows users to install Linux in a virtual machine if they know how to use one. Building NitrOS-9 will probably go 20-30 times faster too, since MinGW->posix->NT is extremely slow on certain things.

Tormod

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