(via pop-forum) Using linux poplog (incuding graphics) on windows without recompiling.
Aaron Sloman
possible to use the latest version of Linux Poplog, including the
graphics facilities, on a PC running windows, without rebooting into
linux.
He made use of two free packages: andLinux
http://www.andlinux.org/
"andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in
Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7; 32-bit
versions only)"
"andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux
applications without modification."
and Xming.
http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/
"Xming is the leading X Window Server for Microsoft Windows.
(XP/2003/Vista/7). It is fully featured, lean, fast, current,
simple to install and because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows,
easily transported portable as a Pocket PC X server."
"When released Public Domain, Xming can be distributed and used
without restriction."
http://gears.aset.psu.edu/hpc/guides/xming/
Xming setup instructions
Following a suggestion of Waldek Hebisch (in Poland) Christopher
wrote:
> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:27:59 +0930
> ...
> I only learned of poplog and SimAgent last week. And I had not yet heard
> of andLinux. But it only took me two hours to cautiously work through
> the process of installing a minimal andLinux, configuring the resolver
> and apt-get, installing the essential extra packages and finally poplog
> 15.63.01 on a Windows XP Pro system. I finished the session by
> successfully running the graphical simagent-demo.
He later very kindly provided documentation on the installation
process, which I have installed here:
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/poplog/winpop/andl
I have recently made some minor modifications, including
format corrections, and adding additional information links.
I am not a windows user and have not tried this installation
procedure. If anyone does try it please post your experiences to
pop-forum, or email me if you would prefer to have your message
posted anonymously.