ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) (09/07/90)
There was a spreadsheet program posted to comp.sources.unix recently. If there is anyone who is interested in spreadsheets, how about taking a look at it and seeing if it can be ported to MINIX. Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
tgcpwd@rc3.urc.tue.nl (Wim van Dorst) (09/09/90)
In article <7473@star.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: > >There was a spreadsheet program posted to comp.sources.unix recently. >If there is anyone who is interested in spreadsheets, how about taking a >look at it and seeing if it can be ported to MINIX. > >Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) Someone, it may be Fred van Kempen, already ported a spreadsheet to Minix. As far as I know it was based on a PD source for a small (==Minix) spreadsheet, made available as a demo for one of the big Dos compilers (Microsoft, Borland?). It is available from his archive. It is 39266 bytes large and I named it "mcalc" for some reason. On running it displays "Autocalc". It runs fine in as far as I have tested it (I am not a real spreadsheet user) For more information contact me at baron@wiesje.hobby.nl or Fred at waltje%minixug.plains.nodak.edu (temporary mailing address) Met vriendelijke groeten, Wim 'Blue Baron' van Dorst -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Baron = Wim van Dorst, Voice (+31) 074-443937, (+31) 02152-42319 (-: baron@wiesje.hobby.nl tgcpwd@urc.tue.nl :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------
root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (09/18/90)
In article <7473@star.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: > > There was a spreadsheet program posted to comp.sources.unix recently. > If there is anyone who is interested in spreadsheets, how about taking a > look at it and seeing if it can be ported to MINIX. The referenced spreadsheet program, sc6.8, uses double precision floating point for its calculations. How's the F.P. in the Minix compiler these days? The following is extracted from the sc6.8 documentation files: > .SS "Built-in Numeric Functions" > .\" ---------- > All of these functions operate on floating point numbers (doubles) > and return numeric values. > Most of them are standard system functions more fully described in > .IR math (3). > The trig functions operate with angles in radians. Scanning the source for "double" produced 129 occurrences. Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>
eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk (Andrew J Michael) (09/21/90)
In article <7473@star.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: > > There was a spreadsheet program posted to comp.sources.unix recently. > If there is anyone who is interested in spreadsheets, how about taking a > look at it and seeing if it can be ported to MINIX. > Its predecessor, sc 6.1 compiled OK with gcc on the ST, producing the following binary size: text data bss stack memory 100424 19940 45524 50000 215888 sc It won't compile under 1.5.10, even with my mods for gcc. Firstly, as several people have pointed out, you need extensive floating point support. Secondly, the simple-minded curses supplied with 1.5.10 is nowhere near good enough to support sc. (The pre-1.5 gcc library has floating point and the BSD curses, which is freely distributable). For those still waiting for my library mods for gcc - I will repost at the weekend; sorry ! Regards Andy Michael -- Andy Michael (eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk) " Software cannot be written to 85 Hawthorne Crescent be completely free of errors." West Drayton Middlesex - Acorn Computers Ltd. UB7 9PA