[Coco] Various NitrOS-9 Questions

Tue Oct 29 00:00:01 EDT 2013

yep it's me. Also cocodemus :P

send me the errors. did you update to lwtools-port branch ?

you need the

export NITROS9DIR=`pwd`

invoking

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> 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-----
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> On
> Behalf Of Retro Canada
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 9:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] Various NitrOS-9 Questions
>
> i have experience using cygwin.
>
> what is your question?
>
> you just need to install gnu make, g++ then build lwasm and toolshed.
>
> 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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