[Coco] NitrOS9 build errors

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:15:40 +1000
"Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tormod,
> 
> regarding the DW image files in the build, five files are tagged in
> the HTML file as being 1440 sectors, 360k and yet are tagged as
> 96TPI, Double Density, Double Sided.
> 
> They are:
> 
> kyumgai_dw.dsk
> mm_dw.dsk
> multivue_6309_dw.dsk
> multivue_6809_dw.dsk
> subsim_dw.dsk
> 
> This is after making the modification to rules.mak regarding
> OS9FORMAT_DS80.
> 
> I'm not sure why thses DW disks are formatted wrong.

	Perhaps because their makefile uses OS9FORMAT_SS80 (NOT
OS9FORMAT_DS80) and they are single sided 80 track double density.

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tormod Volden"
> <lists.tormod at gmail.com> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer
> Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
> 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS9 build errors
> 
> 
> > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:49 AM, Bill Pierce wrote:
> >>
> >> Tormod,
> >> Though some seem to disagree, ALL of the repo disks need to be
> >> formatted >> to FULL size upon creation. Sure, it takes up more
> >> space, but there is a reason. (if someone's >> worried about 360k
> >> vs 120k etc, they need a new pooter)
> >
> > I was not talking about space on da pooter, but on the precious
> > space on your floppies which could have been used for other
> > purposes if the disk image was formatted to full capacity. I think
> > you read my note about wasting space the wrong way around.
> >
> > We actually use -e (make full sized image) on all "os9 format"
> > commands (except the DW disks). Aren't they all full size?
> >
> >> All-in-all, the only disk that do not need to be set to full
> >> standard >> sized disk images are the DW and Becker disks.
> >
> > rules.mak agrees.
> >
> > Tormod
> >
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Christopher R. Hawks
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