Re: [plex86] Can't compile Plex86
Date:
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:03:45 -0400
From:
Drew Northup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Colin Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
References:
1 , 2 , 3
I tried to add the CVS updates, but last I knew the php code for the
site was still broken. I worked with Wouter to possibly patch it, but
nothing has happened yet--and I don't have ftp write access, so I can't
fix it.
Colin Davidson wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> On Thursday 30 August 2001 13:34, you wrote:
> > Le 30 Ao�t 2001 03:57, vous avez �crit :
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > Before I start, I just want to say that I am a *total* newbie to Plex86
> > > and this mailinglist.
> >
> > Welcome!
> >
> > > Anyway, I downloaded (does the plex86 site actually get updated?):
> >
> > Good point, there should be an update to the website, at least to say that
> > the project is still alive... And it made some fantastic progress since
> > May.
> >
>
> If anyone wants a more recent tarball, you can look at:
> "ftp:/ftp.plex86.org". Under the directory "source-tarballs" there is a
> snapshot of the last CVS checkout that I was able to compile. It's much more
> recent than the May Alpha, but starting to get a little dated. I asked the
> Webmasters to link to this when I started maintaining snapshots, but nothing
> happened. *sigh*. Kevin asked me to maintain these tarballs, which I am doing
> whenever the top of the CVS repo compiles (it doesn't right now).
>
> > > plex86-2001-0302-1106.tar.gz
> > > bochs-2000_0325a.tar.gz
> >
> > I don't know about Bochs, but Plex86 has changed a lot since then... You'll
> > be happier with the CVS
> >
> > [snip compile log]
> > There is obviously a file #included twice. Rewind. Try the CVS version.
> >
> > > I want to use Plex86 ASAP to play Age of Empires in Linux.
> > > Does anyone know why it doesn't compile?
> >
> > Yeouch! I'm not sure AT ALL you'll be able to use Plex86 with AoE right
> > now. Your best bet is with Wine, I guess... You can still try using Plex86,
> > and if it ever works, send some screenshots! That would be really great to
> > put on the website! Remember, Plex86 is currently VGA, and Windows 98
> > incompatible.
> >
>
> Are you sure about the Win98 incompatibility? I thought Willow put in a patch
> for that a while back. The main problem is lack of support for disk
> partitions and the impracticality of creating a Win98 disk image (*big*) as
> well as the illegality of distributing same. Anyway, AoE (and most other
> games) requires DirectX, which is most definitely NOT supported for VGA only
> displays, so even if Win98 would run, George still couldn't run AoE under
> Plex86.
>
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > George
> >
> > EL
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