[Coco] Drivewire for Linux

[Steven Hirsch]

On Tue, 26 May 2009, Bill wrote:

> No offense taken, Steve, I understand what you are saying.
> 
> I’ve been ‘tinkering’ with Linux for several years now, and have set up 
> several ‘Linux boxes’. Unfortunately, I spent too much time on the 
> hardware aspect of the computers, and not enough on the software.

Bill,

(I'm copying the list, since this may be of help to others)

First of all, could I ask you to use ASCII text only in your e-mail?  You 
have all the Microsoft markup things turned on and it makes it almost 
impossible to read under Unix.  Also, it's generally considered more 
courteous to add your replies underneath the prior respondant's.  I'm not 
a fascist in this regard, but will warn you that a number of individuals 
out there regard it as a hanging offense!

That said, here's the basic recipe for building under Linux.

Ensure that you have the following installed:

gcc
make
libc-dev
cvs

If any are missing, use apt-get to install.

Create a local sandbox with the drivewire source code.  To do this, you 
will need to read the overview at:

http://sourceforge.net/scm/?type=cvs&group_id=156842

Follow the directions, substituting 'drivewireserver' (no quotes) for the 
modulename (shown in italics in the example on that page).

That will pull down a local copy of the sources.  Does anyone know why a 
snapshot tarball isn't available?

A directory called 'drivewireserver' will have been created for you.  Dive 
into the linux/build subdirectory underneath it.

Once there, type:

make

It should compile the source and leave you with a file called 'drivewire'. 
That's the executable program.  Move it to the location of your choice and 
run it.  You'll need to setup the basic parameters and assign files to use 
as virtual disk volumes, but it saves your settings as the default for the 
next time.

Good luck!

Steve



> Bill,
> 
> Don't take this the wrong way, but you should probably spend a week or 
> two exploring and learning about the Linux OS and environment before 
> diving into any program building.  It's quite simple once you are 
> oriented to the basics and the terminology.
> 
> You'd do well to pickup one of the many good books written for Ubuntu 
> Linux newbies.  Hit Amazon or your local Barnes & Noble.
> 
> If you are not interested in learning about Linux in any depth and/or do 
> not feel you are capable (for technical or other reasons), then my best 
> advice would be to stick with DOS or Windows.  Linux does not require a 
> PhD in rocket science, but does require the investment of some quality 
> time.
>

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