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From: paula@bcsaic.UUCP (Paul Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Future Patches (really MSC cross-compiling)
Message-ID: <1433@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 21:23:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.1433
Posted: Mon Jun 15 21:23:47 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 05:45:16 EDT
References: <114@jc3b21.UUCP> <421@psu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: paula@bcsaic.UUCP (Paul Allen)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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Keywords: minix cross compile MSC libraries
Summary: Is it really that simple?


In article <421@psu-cs.UUCP>, mmason@psu-cs.UUCP (Mark C. Mason) writes:
>I'm using MSC as a cross-compiling environment (the compiler that came
>with MINIX is a joke).  With it I'm running graphics applications with
>floating point.  It's simply a matter of using the libraries that came with
>Microsoft C.


Is it really that simple?  I just got a copy of MINIX recently and am
starting to do just what you are doing.  Since my machine (a Z-100)
can't run MINIX as distributed, I am forced to modify and compile the
pieces required to build a boot diskette using the best tool I have: MSC
4.0.  Could you please elaborate on a few points?

a)	I assume that you compiled the routines in libsrc.a using MSC
	and built a library for linking MINIX executables.  Is that
	*all* you had to do?

b)	What did you do about crtso?  Did you use the MINIX version?
	The C86 version?  The start-up routine in the MSC library?  Did
	you make changes?  If so, please post.

c)	Did you use the MSC libraries without any changes, or did you
	extract only those modules that were needed for linking MINIX
	exectables?  If you built a special library, what order are the
	routines in?

d)	What version of the compiler are you using?  What switches do
	you use on the compile?

Those of us who are just starting down the path appreciate the fact that
pathfinders like yourself are willing to share your experience.

>					Mark Mason
>					...!tektronix!psu-cs!mmason

Paul Allen
...!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!paula
paula@boeing.com