Frank da Cruz <
f...@columbia.edu> writes:
> Hi, I'm working on the first new release of C-Kermit (communications
> software) in over 10 years, version 9.0.305, which is in Alpha test
> now:
Cool! :)
> It has always been buildable on MINIX; I'd like to make sure that it
> still is. Anyone who would be willing to download the test version
> and try building it (e.g. "make minix3" or "make minux315" for MINIX
> 3) can contact me directly at
f...@kermitproject.org. Thanks.
It builds, and works (although I haven't yet tried anything more than
just normal terminal communication) on the latest MINIX 3 snapshot,
which presents itself thus (it's not really 3.4.0, though; it's a
release candidate for that version):
luna.hamartun.priv.no$ uname -a
Minix
luna.hamartun.priv.no 3.4.0 Minix 3.4.0 (GENERIC) i386
I did, however, have to add "-lcrypt" to the linking command line,
because the straight 'make minix315' resulted in the linker complaining
about the single missing symbol "crypt".
Using it now, to let my MINIX 3.4.0 system be a terminal gateway to my
MINIX 1.5.10 system, which is, of course, not on the net. Well, not
until I get the Amoeba protocol ported to MINIX 3 or to NetBSD... :)
I'll send email to Frank, too, as he asked.
-tih
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