[Coco] Various NitrOS-9 Questions

Tue Oct 29 00:00:43 EDT 2013

ops invoking it from os9-code root folder.

On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <
retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> yep it's me. Also cocodemus :P
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> send me the errors. did you update to lwtools-port branch ?
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> you need the
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> export NITROS9DIR=`pwd`
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> invoking
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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Retro!
>> Is that you Luis?  I actually have Cygwin installed.  Make and g++ came
>> with
>> Cygwin.  Do I need to get them separately as well?  I have also
>> successfully
>> built LWTools and Toolshed.  I used os9 a lot recently to help put
>> together
>> some OS9 disks for a friend.  What I don't understand is after all the
>> emails I've read and followed, I still can't successfully build the
>> NitrOS-9
>> Distribution dsk images.  I can send you an output text file showing the
>> results of a typical run if you like.  Unfortunately, the error messages
>> do
>> not get redirected into the text file - failed messages do though.  I can
>> show you how the building process runs on my system via skype if you like.
>> Maybe that would help you to understand & see what's happening.
>> Kip
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Retro Canada
>> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 9:28 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Cc: Coco Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Various NitrOS-9 Questions
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>> i have experience using cygwin.
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>> what is your question?
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>> you just need to install gnu make, g++ then build lwasm and toolshed.
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>> On Oct 28, 2013, at 9:01 PM, "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everybody!
>>
>> In an effort to figure out whether or not Cygwin will - once and for all -
>> correctly assemble and build some version - old or current - of NitrOS-9,
>> could someone who has experience getting NitrOS-9 to correctly build
>> please
>> contact me?  I really want to get this part of my Coco project running so
>> I
>> can start building some custom bootable NitrOS-9 6x09 Level 1 & Level 2
>> dsk
>> images.  With 6809 NitrOS-9 v3.2.9 Level 1 & 2, I can't create any custom
>> bootable dsk images at the present time.  If I need to run MingW, that is
>> fine, but I had problems with that setup too, so a little one-on-one
>> guidance may be needed for a short time.  I really want to get to the
>> point
>> where I can start contributing help and ideas to the current and future
>> builds of NitrOS-9.
>>
>> In the matter of documentation for NitrOS-9, I'd be willing to help bring
>> the documentation up to date.  I use Word quite well and have a lot of
>> time
>> on my hands.
>>
>> I have explored Linux in the past, but don't currently use it.  Is it so
>> much better developing NitrOS-9 on Linux?  If so, I could run the
>> recommended version on VMware as I don't have a dedicated computer for
>> Linux
>> at this time.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Kip
>>
>>
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