Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!news.cs.indiana.edu!ariel.unm.edu!sfreed From: sfreed@ariel.unm.edu (Steven Freed CIRT) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: MINIX 1.6.16 now available by FTP Message-ID: <1991Jun11.213625.21346@ariel.unm.edu> Date: 11 Jun 91 21:36:25 GMT References: <10171@star.cs.vu.nl> <10175@star.cs.vu.nl> Reply-To: sfreed@ariel.unm.edu Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM Lines: 27 Originator: sfreed@triton.unm.edu In article <10175@star.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: > > Yes, I think that is true. I didn't send diffs with the lib because I no > longer use the old lib. It is totally frozen (like, say, roff). I did > include new library files that I think are needed. Is there a new complete library available? If so, how, where, and how much?? Does it include a math lib? I found it interesting that the header files for 1.5.10 included prototypes for math functions, but nothing in the lib itsself. Also, is the ack compiler the best compiler to use? (hey, no religous wars, please ;-) I have the ack compiler that came with 1.5.10 from PH. Is there a newer release? Discussions on pro's and con's would be helpful. I looked at bcc but the length of the bug list scared me away. (the bug list for ack may be just as long, but ignorance is bliss ;-) I am currently using minix on an 8088 PC, but may upgrade soon to an 80286. I also ftp man pages (can't remember where from) But they seem to be a bit dated, particularly for system calls and lib functions. It is nice, however to be able to look in the source code to deal with discrepancies, but man pages would be more convenient. (or should I write new ones and post??) -- Steve. sfreed@ariel.unm.edu