rmeier@su-star.ARPA (R. MEIER) (03/11/85)
Keith Patterson and info-cpm, I too had difficulty installing small c and after talking to Ron Cain (the original author), I fixed several of the files and included jump tables (which Ron said were there, when he gave it to Jim Hendrix). I also wrote a three page installation checklist. I have tried to contack Keith Peterson (please excuse mispelling) but have only received notices of undeliverable mail. Our mailer has several difficulties. If someone can assist me in reaching Keith, I would like to see the files on the archive corrected. At the time of this message, I have not yet brought up version 2. I am instead looking at development of a relocating linker and a series of languages (ASM, Z80ASM, C80, F77, etc.) that will produce standard relocatable code, so that the languages can be mixed and matched to the particular job. (Lisp = superior node, C = control level, Fortran = number crunching) The features that I seek most are virtual memory, and library searching for unsatified linkages. After being burned by buying expensive commercial software that turned out to be woefully inconsistent, or mutually incompatible, and finding no public domain software that meets the needs, I outlined a development schedule to generate such. If someone out there knows of, is working on, or is interested in working on such a project (spare time), please contact me. RMEIER@STAR Thank you, Bob (rmeier@star) ------