[Coco] NitrOS-9 build kit for Windows

[tfadden]

Thanks Bill!

I lost this with a computer rebuild, and could never find it even after 
asking on the list.  Gonna make a CD with it on now! ha ha ha

Tim

------ Original Message ------
From: "Bill Pierce via Coco" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Cc: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
Sent: 4/5/2019 4:59:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS-9 build kit for Windows

>I don't know how current it is, but Tormod had put together a "Git" package that installs MinGW, Mercurial, LWTools, & Toolshed, in one step, ready to run and compile NitrOS9.
>I've been using this since he posted it and I have no problems with the repo. The LWTools & ToolShed most likely need to be updated in the package, but run "as is" for me.
>
>http://www.nitros9.org/sdk/
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tormod Volden <lists.tormod at gmail.com>
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 5:16 am
>Subject: [Coco] NitrOS-9 build kit for Windows
>
>Hi all you wanting to build NitrOS-9 on Windows,
>
>I have put together a one-download just-click-next installer that
>gives you a full environment for building NitrOS-9:
>
>http://www.nitros9.org/sdk/
>
>Just accept all default options in the installer. Now to build
>NitrOS-9, open a "Git Bash" window from your start menu. In the
>window, type:
>
>hg clone http://hg.code.sf.net/p/nitros9/code nitros9
>cd nitros9
>make dsk PORTS=coco3
>
>And you're done. Of course change "coco3" to whatever port you want to
>build (coco2, coco3_6309, etc). The first "hg clone" step is only
>needed once! Next time just run "hg pull -u" (after "cd nitros9")
>instead. The installer offers to open Git Bash for you, and also to
>show the release notes. The release notes links to build instructions
>in the NitrOS-9 wiki - which you should read of course.
>
>For now it is only for 64-bit Windows. A 32-bit version might come later.
>
>Thanks to the "Git for Windows" developers for making their SDK!
>Thanks to Bill Pierce for testing the installer!
>
>Behind the scenes:
>
>This is a customized version of the "Git for Windows" installer. No,
>you don't need git for building NitrOS-9, but Git for Windows is the
>easiest way to get a usable command-line environment on a Windows OS.
>It has been a life-saver for me and others needing to use Windows in
>certain situations (like work...) and I always wanted to make a
>NitrOS-9 building system out of it. The Git for Windows *SDK* has made
>this really simple.
>
>Our installer is fully compatible with the official Git for Windows,
>so you can safely replace your ordinary installation if you have one.
>It should have been renamed to "Git and Mercurial for Windows" :)
>
>The installer installs like (the official one) to C:\Program Files
>(X86?)\Git which requires administrator rights and makes it available
>to all users. On the other hand, the NitrOS-9 repo clone will be in
>the user home directory (C:\Users\xxx\nitros9) so a normal user can
>work on his own NitrOS-9 repo clone without issues.
>
>The git bash installation does not include "gcc" or any compiler for
>building Windows binaries so you cannot use it to build ToolShed or
>LWTOOLS (they are already included and ready to use). Use MSYS2 or
>Mingw for that - it is not the primary intention of this installer.
>Advanced users may want to use MSYS2 for building NitrOS-9 also, at
>their own discretion.
>
>When using mercurial an editor is sometimes required (e.g. for commit
>messages). It is recommended to use a less braindead editor than
>Notepad. Notepad++ is highly recommended. The installed system has a
>/etc/profile.d/nitros9.sh configuration file that sets up mercurial to
>use Notepad++ if it finds it.
>
>Best regards,
>Tormod
>
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