[FreeVMS] Re: still need more developers


Subject: [FreeVMS] Re: still need more developers
roart@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: Mon Aug 26 2002 - 14:01:29 CEST


On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 09:55:25AM +0100, Patrick Caulfield wrote:
>
> > Exactly what goes wrong with prescript?
>
> I wish I knew. maybe nothing, I get some file already exists message. and then

These are harmless.

> > Didn't you try gcc 3 later on, and got it booted?
>
> I did yes, and thanks for your help on that. The problem is it seems to take me
> rather a long time to get it all going from one release to the next. I think my
> troubles are related to using gcc 3 rather than 2.97

What problems do you have now, using gcc 3 and having unchosen VMS MM?

> I don't want to impinge on your time too much with my particular problems, apart
> from the fact that I should be perfectly capable of solving them myself(!) I

Need feedback anyway, in case there are people out there who could not solve
them.

> Another idea:
> One think we do at work is to have a bitkeeper repository (though it could
> equally well be done with CVS) of the whole Linux kernel with our modifications
> applied. When a new kernel release happens then those changes are merged into
> the CVS tree, so users sync with that and get a whole, (hopefully!) working
> kernel tree.

Having the Linux-kernel in CVS is not "compatible".

Our tree is freevms/ and that is where things will go.
We will eventually cease using the linux/-tree and prescript
when FreeVMS has evolved sufficiently.

Regards,
Roar Thronæs

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