I thought I was going to have lots of fun
writing some fast toy example programs on AROS,
well, so far I havent even found gcc,
I downloaded the CD and 4 archives including the AROS SDK,
the AROS SDK has an install script,
not an AmigaOS install script but a Geekgadgets
Unix script,
I run it from the AmigaOS Geek shell in WinUAE,
my system is not good enough for it,
it requires a gcc that will produce x86 binaries,
so eventually I manage to install Windows equivalent
of Geekgadgets called cygwin, this takes a long time
to install,
sadly this also is not good enough for the AROS SDK
install,
right, thats 2 Unix emulations installed on this PC
and neither can cope with the AROS SDK,
looks like I will have to install Linux,
are you guys kidding, will I really have to install Linux
for your SDK? this should be made into a film,
ok, I think I will live without your SDK,
but I really need to have gcc otherwise
I have to choose between WinUAE and Morphos,
this is what the AROS SDK install says:
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Welcome to the AROS SDK installation script!
You are about to be asked a few questions, each with a default answer.
This answer is written in bold characters and put inside square brakets;
in order to select it just press
, whilst to override it write
your own answer and then press .
Remember that in order for the installation to be successful you need
a gcc compiler, and related binutils, able to produce i386-elf executables.
If you are running an x86 version of Linux, or an x86 version of any of
the *BSD operating system, or an x86 version of BeOS,
chances are you already have the compiler installed.
You can even install the SDK on a non-x86 architecture,
provided that the proper crosscompiler is installed in the system.
If you're ready to start the installation, press
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I can do it via BeOS, oh how wonderful, anything so long as it doesnt say
Amiga or 68k or Cygwin on it: 68k AmigaOS? yuk!
why not just throw a grenade at the 68k AmigaOS developers?
on the cygwin shell the text formatting characters
of the SDK install produce total chaos,
cygwin URL is http://cygwin.com
I have this depressing feeling that elf==Executable Linux File,
I may be wrong, but I think thats it, ELF is an apt name for an
OS that comes from the land of Santa Claus,
this sounds just like AmigaDE, unavailable for 68k,
exclusive to Linux and PCs,
basically only available to people who dont care!
do we really have to install Linux and then go through Linux learning
curve just to use AROS SDK, its going to take months to write "hello world",
as well as therapy,
by the time I have Linux up and running I will have
forgotten about AmigaOS,
I've done "hello world" on cygwin, and on WinUAE,
but "hello world" on AROS looks like a distant dream,
anything wrong with either an AROS hosted SDK or a 68k hosted AROS SDK?
where is AROS's gcc hidden?
its not in the SDK and its not in the contrib download and its not
in the AROS boot CD,
where izzit? URL??
Another catch 22 problem, how do I transfer files into and out of the
AROS environment?
the only way I can see to get files in is possibly by burning a CDROM,
but how do I get files out?
no use spending some hours editting some code if I cannot get it out of the machine,
floppy MSDOS disk support would be just fine, but AROS is oblivious of my XP floppy drive,
I have heard that PC AROS understands FFS IDE, however will WinUAE
cope with these?
My second IDE drive is currently external via USB-2,
I dont want to spend another £40 on another IDE and then find
that WinUAE cannot cope with it,
BTW is Felix Schwarz who drew AROS's black cat the same
Felix Schwarz of iospirit Ibrowse? or have I got my wires crossed??
also doesnt Felix==cat and Schwarz==black in german, so Felix Schwarz==Black cat? unusual coincidence if its true,
the cat in the hat will pay you a visit!