[Coco] Building NitrOS-9 on Mac OS X

[nickma2 at optusnet.com.au]

I think that is unique to OS-9. I'm not aware of any other OS where
there is so much rebuilding of the kernal just to make changes to a
driver or library.

I think it was a feature of OS-9 and it's ability to create a custom
kernal for specific applications in the use of embedded controller
applications of the time. A very good feature for this particular task
back in the early 80's but, as a more generic and mainstream OS
running desktop applications, seems a bit convoluted.

Still, the OS gurus seems to love the challenge of constantly fixing
it to work.

I haven't the time or interest, preferring to see new applications
developed to take advantage of the OS's power.

I guess I'm an impatient bastard.   :)

Nick

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Subject:Re: [Coco] Building NitrOS-9 on Mac OS X

 I'm not an OS-9 user (maybe someday), but what is meant by "current
nightly 
 build"? Does someone from this list actively rebuild NitrOS9 so that
each 
 day the files are different from the previous day? What would be the
reason 
 for this? Wouldn't that be like Art reissuing ADOS every day with a
few 
 changes? I'm not putting this down, just trying to understand what is

 happening behind the scenes. Why does NitrOS9 need to be rebuilt so
often?

 Thanks!

 --- Steve ---

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