Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!olivea!uunet!mcsun!ukc!dcl-cs!gdt!brispoly!gould2!la_carle From: la_carle@sol.brispoly.ac.uk (Les Carleton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: MiNT, MGR, emacs, problems and questions Message-ID: Date: 28 Jun 91 11:41:27 GMT References: <1991Jun26.113111@geog.ubc.ca> Sender: news@g2.brispoly.ac.uk (news user) Followup-To: comp.sys.atari.st Organization: Bristol Polytechnic, Bristol, UK Lines: 54 In-Reply-To: peter@geog.ubc.ca's message of 26 Jun 91 18: 31:11 GMT In article <1991Jun26.113111@geog.ubc.ca> peter@geog.ubc.ca (Peter Jackson) writes: Hello, I am setting up a system with MiNT and MGR and have encountered some problems and questions that I hope someone could help with: 1. MGR works fine with the init.prg supplied with MiNT, but if I try to use BASH or gulam as my shell, then I get a "can't get a pty" error when I try to open a windom. (I remember someone mentioning a solution to this before, but didn't take note at the time) I've seen this also. I assumed it was because I only have a measly 1Mb or memory and that there wasn't enough to start another shell. 2. BASH seems to choke when using the LS.PRG supplied in akputil7.zoo - I get a bus or addressing error and MiNT crashes. LS.PRG seems to work fine with other shells. Has anyone else encountered this? Is there another LS that I should be using? Another ls you could use is in the unix directory on atari.archive, its about the same as the akputil one. Unfortunately neither of them seem to support multicase filenames as are possible under MinixFS (I may get around to looking at this someday). 3. What (emacs-ish) editor are people using with MiNT/MGR? I have tried mg2a inside a mgr vt52 widow - the text came up fine, but every keystroke generated garbage (an @ character I think). I had problems with me310 as well. Mg2a seems to have problems outside of MGR too. In text mode when you exit it the control key is locked in down mode (wierd huh!). I suggest using gulam as the shell as it has an editor built in until a proper emacs is available. 4. Has anyone compiled gnu-emacs to operate under MiNT and allow multiple shells etc? (This is my preferred windowing environment) If so, would they care to share the changes that were necessary to compile the sources? This was in another thread (which I didn't read, sorry). Peter L. Jackson | peter@geog.ubc.ca Atmospheric Science Programme | pjackson@unixg.ubc.ca Department of Geography | usermeso@ubcmtsg.bitnet University of British Columbia | ph:(604)822-2269 fax:(604)822-6150 ...Les... "Redirect all mail to les@decuk.uvo.dec.com from NOW" -- +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Les Carleton | la_carle@uk.ac.bristol-poly.gould2 (JANET) | | MCI#4 Bristol Polytechnic | "My Life - My Opinions - ALL MINE!!!" | | Brissle, England | "I love children ... but I couldn't eat a | | "UNIX troubleshooter" | whole one" | | Moving soon ... redirect to les@decuk.uvo.dec.com after July 1st | +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+