PyAROS 0.1 [2.2.1] released

[Tjodden]

The first public release of PyAROS is now available for download at http://pyaros.sourceforge.net/.

PyAROS is a port of Python to AROS, based on Python 2.2.1 and the Amiga Python port (which is no longer maintained).

[xeron]

Am I right in thinking this would just take a recompile to work under 68k AmigaOS? If so, why not offer both binaries?

[Tjodden]

No, it's not a matter of simply recompiling. The reason for this is that the AROS clib is much better (more compatible) than the one available with SAS/C (don't know about other compilers) so the AmigaOS version would require writing some compatability functions.

Also, I don't use AmigaOS very much anymore, so it's not a priority for me. If more people would be interested in an AmigaOS version, I might try to port it...

[xeron]

Personally, I don't use Python, so I don't really care, but I was under the impression maintaining source-compatibility between AROS and AmigaOS was supposed to be a piece of piss, and i thus figured people developing for AROS could also benefit AmigaOS users, is all.

[falemagn]

I was under the impression maintaining source-compatibility between AROS and AmigaOS was supposed to be a piece of piss, and i thus figured people developing for AROS could also benefit AmigaOS users, is all.

What is true is that sources written with AmigaOS in mind can be easily compiled for AROS, but it's not always true that sources for AROS can be easily backported to AmigaOS, because they might use features that AmigaOS doesn't have and that AROS has.

However, PyAROS could probably be recompiled on AmigaOS using gcc and ixemul, but that's up to whoever wants an updated python on AmigaOS.

Fabio Alemagna

[DethKnight]

hmm I d/l AROS just this morning from sourceforge

It doesnt seem to do anything apart fromopening a "workbench ina window" on my SuSE 8.0
It get a cli shell, and most commands bitch about incorrect or wrong number of args

Im quite sure Im missing some things

[falemagn]

It doesnt seem to do anything apart fromopening a "workbench ina window" on my SuSE 8.0

Well, ya know, it's not a demo (as in the demos you watch at the demo parties), it's an OS which reimplements AmigaOS

It get a cli shell, and most commands bitch about incorrect or wrong number of args

That's just not possible. If you used them right, that is.

If the commands say that you used incorrect paramenters, then they are right

Fabio Alemagna

[xeron]

recompiled on AmigaOS using gcc and ixemul

Yuck.. ixemul ports... that usually means a visit to crashville

Oh well...

[DethKnight]

Okay some of the commands are ~working a.t.t.

[reboot] doesnt do anything
[dir] and

work

[iprefs] doesnt do anything

[copy] works

I mounted a golf.adf (thanx lechuck) as Unit0 under AFD0:
cd over to AFD0:    
all looks well
type golf
nada

Im still certainI have left key elements out.

[Tjodden]

[reboot] doesnt do anything

It doesn't under AROS/i386-linux, because ColdReboot() isn't implemented in that port (it doesn't make sense anyway). It *does* do somthing under AROS/i386-pc.

[iprefs] doesnt do anything

Yes it does. It sets the preferences (font, input, locale etc) during boot. It's not a command you use for anything else.

I mounted a golf.adf (thanx lechuck) as Unit0 under AFD0:
cd over to AFD0:
all looks well
type golf
nada

Not suprising since the executable most likely is for Amiga, right? You cannot run m68k binaries under x86, period. AROS doesn't have an integrated emulator.