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From: eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk (Andrew J Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Spreadsheet
Summary: OK with gcc on the ST
Message-ID: <1822@Terra.cc.brunel.ac.uk>
Date: 20 Sep 90 20:51:14 GMT
References: <7473@star.cs.vu.nl> <3156@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu>
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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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


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