Amizilla???

[Cymric]

spihunter wrote:
@Cymric,

Maybe the news has been quiet latley because they are waiting for OS4 to arrive so they can port it to that. I wouldnt want to run any version of mozilla on a 68k OS 3.9 unless it was Amithlon.

I refer you to the third of the AmiZilla Guidelines which states:

3. The AmiZilla Project must fully compile with running binaries on each of the following Amiga-like OS's: OS3.1, OS3.5+, MorphOS, UAE, Amithlon, DraCo. (Hint: don't hit the hardware, and stick to OS3.1: MUI, ClassAct 2, some internal gadget system, and bgui are acceptable). -etc.

I'm afraid OS3.x- compatibility really is a bridge too far.

[Kronos]

@Cymric

What advantages does OS4 (or MorphOS) offer for this project,othe than speed ?

Do they supply forking, POSIX, GTK+

The answer is:

NO

[shIva]

The answer is:

NO

@kronos : how do ya know ?
just to give some hope again :-o

[Kronos]

@shiva

You know how it works in Amiga-land:

1. Make an annoucment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it.

Can equally be applied to red, blue, green or yellow.
 :-o

[Cymric]

Kronos wrote:
@Cymric

What advantages does OS4 (or MorphOS) offer for this project,other than speed? Do they supply forking, POSIX, GTK+ The answer is:NO

The advantages are that the memory interface has been enhanced; that the library interface has been enhanced; that the legacy BCPL has been removed (in other words, dos.library is a proper library at bloody long last---kudos to Colin Wenzel for his efforts); that there is better support for threads. Not Earth-shattering enhancements, but you have to agree that it will certainly help a bit, thus slightly increasing the chance of Mozilla/Firebird appearing on OS4+. Notice the subtle use of the word slightly ;-).