Jim wrote: > I want to compile some things using IA-16 GCC in the new Interim Build > T2310, but neither the LiveCD or BonusCD have the DJGPP Environment > package on it. We had this on previous FreeDOS installs; to compile > with IA-16 GCC, you need to set the DJGPP environment variable to a > DJGPP.ENV file. > > Or is the DJGPP Environment package on one of the ISOs, and I've > missed it somehow?
Jerome wrote: > The DJGPP are massive. There is not enough room on the CDs for > everything else when DJGPP is included. Off-hand I think those packages > require something like 350Mb. > > Plus… there have been “complaints” that the DJGPP needed updating > and some other tools/packages should also get included. > > I’m not a DJGPP user and don’t want to break those packages. So, > I’m not updating them. [..] Yes I saw the discussion about DJGPP being out of date and really big. No problems there. I know the distro is getting really big (see also below) and we should try to trim some things. I just wanted to compile something with IA-16 GCC (not DJGPP) and found I couldn't because something was missing in T2310 that IA-16 GCC needed. I wonder what the mininum extra stuff is needed from DJGPP to get IA-16 GCC to work. I haven't tried, but I guess that's a project I'll try to tackle soon. If it's a matter of crafting an ENV file, then that's one thing. If IA-16 GCC really needs a bunch of stuff from DJGPP, that may preclude IA-16 GCC if we don't have DJGPP. > I don’t know what the minimum required packages would be. Or, how > much space they would require. It might be possible to just include > a few of them on either the install or bonus media. > > Possibly leave out some other packages to make room for some of the > DJGPP packages. But in general, users tend to become very unhappy when > something the use gets removed. > > Maybe it would be best to move nearly all Development packages to a > DevelCD. Leaving only a couple very common tools (like NASM, UPX and > a C compiler) on the main install/bonus media. With large packages > (like Perl, FPC, DJGPP, etc) only on a DevelCD. > > The community needs to decide how we are going to handle the lack of > sufficient storage capacity on the release media. [..] We've had off-and-on conversations on this list about what packages really need to be in the distribution and which do not. But I think this needs its own thread so we can better track the discussion. I'll take another look at the packages and sizes, based on T2310, and start a new thread to make some suggestions. Jim _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
