GA.MCK%ISUMVS.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (Bret A. Mckee) (11/10/87)
*** NOTE *** This article is about MINIX. It does not contain anything about GNU or PDP 11's or anything else [except for this sentence]. I have just completed getting MINIX 1.2 [almost] compiled under MS-DOS using MASM and MSC v 4.0. Whenever anyone mentions having done this they seem to generate a flood with requests to asking them to talk about it and/or distribute it. The process on the whole was relatively painless. All the problems I encountered were in the .ASM files. A problem worthy of mention came from the segment layout defined in lib/prologue.h. The segments defined there need to be "fitted" into the segments defined by the compiler you use. If there is a great deal of interest I would be willing to distribute the ported code. I will not post it for a large number of reasons, including the fact that I would have to upload it to post it. Since I am on a BITNET node, it is a real hassle to try to post diff's because of ASCII/EBCDIC translation problems and tab/space/trailing blank problems. It might be possible for me to copy floppies if the demand is small. If lots of people want them I will probably have a local place copy them for me and then collect the copying fee from those who wanted them. Since this distribution will be the entire thing, I will require some proof you actually own MINIX so as to keep the PH legal staff off of my doorstep. If you are interested in getting MS developed MINIX, send a request to F2BAM%ISUMVS.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU. Note that this is not the same username I posted this from. The account I am using now has an automatic mail processing program which will probably lose your request. I hope to get MINIX running in Protected Mode as the next step in my adventures in MINIX. It seems like it should be possible without too much work. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who as given this any thought or might have any useful insights.
phillip@cbmvax.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay GUEST) (11/23/87)
in article <683@louie.udel.EDU>, GA.MCK%ISUMVS.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (Bret A. Mckee) says: > > *** NOTE *** This article is about MINIX. It does not contain anything > about GNU or PDP 11's or anything else [except for this sentence]. > > I have just completed getting MINIX 1.2 [almost] compiled under MS-DOS > using MASM and MSC v 4.0. Whenever anyone mentions having done this they How about MSC v 5.0? ^^^^^^ Could you make your chore public? ============================================================================== Phillip (Flip) Lindsay - Wake up and watch CNN at: Heather Ridge Apts. #G-115 UUCP: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!phillip Mantua, NJ 08051 No warranty is implied or otherwise given in the form of suggestion or example. Any opinions found here are of my making.
Ted_Cowan@milehi.UUCP (Ted Cowan) (01/26/88)
I am also interested in using MS-DOS as a development system, using
Turbo C. How is this best accomplished? I believe I have the 1.1
version of MINIX. Thanks.....
........ted.......
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