[Coco] NitrOS-9 build kit for Windows

[Wayne Campbell]

I have the same setup, Tim. When Windows 10 prevents it from running, there
is a link in the dialog that says "more info". Click it and more details
are provided, including a second button that says "run anyway". Click that
button and it will run the installer (or whatever Windows prevented from
running).

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Tim Fadden <t.fadden at cox.net> wrote:

> Thanks a load!
>
> I had tried to install all of this in the past, but was never successful
> in getting it working.
>
> With your one stop install. It compiled the first try! Sweet......
>
> I am using 64bit Windows 10.  It would not install by double clicking as
> normal.... Windows protected me. he he he
> Installed just fine running it from the Windows Power Shell (Admin)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> On 6/5/2017 2:16 AM, Tormod Volden wrote:
>
>> 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 clonehttp://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
>>
>> --
> Tim Fadden
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> Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance!"
>
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