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From: eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk (Andrew J Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: mx386 upgrade problems -- help!
Summary: Works OK without shoelace
Message-ID: <2065@Terra.cc.brunel.ac.uk>
Date: 7 Apr 91 16:29:38 GMT
References: <1991Apr6.144159.22831@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1991Apr6.144159.22831@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, rt2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Rens Troost) writes:

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> 
> Actually, though, I'd rather avoid shoelace, as I do a fair bit of
> kernel-building. Has anyone gotten the normal build process working with
> this setup? Or does shoelace actually cut down turnaround time? (It took me
> less than 4 minutes to compile FS, 'make image', and reboot on my 386 befor
> I started this endeavor!)
> 
> Any help much appreciated!
> 
> -Rens
> rt2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
> rens@gnu.ai.mit.edu


I run MINIX/386 quite happily without shoelace because I couldn't ever get
shoelace to work on my machine.  There have been various bug-fixes and
suggestions posted since, but quite frankly I couldn't be bothered to get
a 16-bit system running again just to fiddle with shoelace. **

Use Bruce's sources as supplied, but be careful which compiler you use to
compile things like menu and db.  I just keep the binaries of these handy
in case of accidents.  If you get any problems drop me an email.

** - This is NOT intended as a criticism of shoelace.  It's just my laziness.


Andy Michael


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