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Quote from: Joop on 2012.09.23, 16:36:00Quote from: DougB on 2012.09.23, 07:46:23Keep on rolling laughing on the floor ;D, at the end we'll see.Quotebecause the things where the compilation hangs are always the same things
I'll bet that Paul, and the others, are rolling on the floor, laughing at that statement. They are also crying, because it isn't always that simple.
Quote from: DougB on 2012.09.23, 07:46:23Keep on rolling laughing on the floor ;D, at the end we'll see.Quotebecause the things where the compilation hangs are always the same things
I'll bet that Paul, and the others, are rolling on the floor, laughing at that statement. They are also crying, because it isn't always that simple.
Quoteand it still doesn't set me on going. Its too short
Quotebecause the things where the compilation hangs are always the same things
Quote from: DougB on 2012.09.22, 20:07:34I have Paul's environment and it still doesn't set me on going. Its too short, an example program to do yourself and how to might help a lot. And I'm willing to pay a humble fee for that, but it has to set me on the right track! Sorry, I don't agree with you. I even think that you can port automated programs because the things where the compilation hangs are always the same things. So you can publish these problems so we haven't to re-invent the wheel time after time. We need to work together, otherwise we can kiss OS/2 goodbye in the future.QuoteSo we have to invest in "how do you do that" in developmentQuoteI also agree we need more information on porting software.
Paul Smedley actually released his whole build environment, and others have been using that to port things. I don't know what the details are now, I got the package when it first appeared, and it does work. I am pretty sure that you need to request the package, and possibly pay a modest fee, to get it now. The package does contain a very brief set of instructions on how to use it, but a user does have to do some serious digging, to learn how to go about porting software, especially when it won't build without modifying the code.
Unfortunately, it is probably not as simple as saying "do this..." with a set of instructions. Each program could require something different, so you would need a set of instructions for each program. The trick is, to get good enough at doing the job, that you can write your own instructions, but learning how to do it, is a lot of work.