Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 BASE packages
On 20/12/2015 23:48, Rugxulo wrote: > ("BASE" does have both "uide" and "xmgr" but not "udvd2", so I'm not > sure why we don't just combine all that RDISK+UIDE+XMGR (etc.) into > one package) I think that was me who exploded this into different packages. The rationale was that when users look for a package, they look for something that performs a given function - being a ramdisk, or CD driver, or memory manager... Having all of these bundled in one package lowers the visibility of what it actually contains. The only reason it comes all together 'upstream' is because it comes from the same developer, but that's not enough of a reason in my opinion to keep it bundled as a single FreeDOS package. Mateusz -- ___ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 BASE packages
Hi, On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Antony Gordon wrote: > > Given the changes in DOS since 2.X until now, Edlin and EXE2BIN should be > optional. DOS 5 replaced Edlin with EDIT and EXE2BIN wasn't included with > DOS after 3.3 or 4.01. DOS also stopped providing LINK.EXE around that time, too. Presumably all the development tools were better found elsewhere (bundled with MS C or whatever). I didn't think EXE2BIN was useful at all without some kind of assembler or compiler, but people here seemed to disagree with me. (This particular one comes from OpenWatcom 1.5 anyways, so ) > Which memory manager offers the most compatibility? FDXMS or HIMEMX? Presumably HIMEMX. Not sure that FDXMS has been as widely tested (although nothing is anymore, sigh). I just wonder which version is Jerome including (3.32? 3.34?). Anyone have a strong preference either way? (I'd obviously suggest 3.34, but again, I don't know how widely tested it's been. Just having that 386 patch is good but not necessarily good enough to prefer it exclusively.) -- ___ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 BASE packages
Hi, I don't know how useful this is (esp. this late in the release process), but On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: > This is the list of the BASE Packages for the FDI installer. > > Please let me know if I left anything out or should remove something. > > base\append > base\assign > base\attrib > base\chkdsk > base\choice > base\command > base\comp base\country ? (but isn't it included in kernel?) > base\cpidos > base\ctmouse (eventually we need to replace bundled com2exe, which AFAIK isn't majorly useful) > base\debug > base\defrag > base\deltree (make sure this isn't UPX'd as 186+ only) > base\devload > base\diskcomp > base\diskcopy > base\display > base\dosfsck > base\edit > base\edlin > base\exe2bin (I still say nobody needs exe2bin) base\fasthelp? (probably not majorly needed) > base\fc > base\fdapm > base\fdisk (which fdisk? FD only? no XFdisk? I also need to reinvestigate SPFdisk one of these days) > base\find (this LFN version is still buggy, AFAIR) > base\format > base\fdxms (fdxms is technically not listed in "BASE" but whatever) > base\fdxms286 base\graphics? (but I doubt most people have compatible printers anyways) > base\help > base\jemm (probably should remove JLOAD and *.JLM first) > base\himemx > base\kernel (this should also have SHARE and COUNTRY, right?) > base\keyb > base\keyb_lay (aka, base\kpdos?) base\kc? > base\label > base\lbacache > base\mem > base\mirror > base\mkeyb > base\mode (I guess not to wait for this minor bugfix release) > base\more > base\move (sigh, we still never fixed the +r bug) > base\nansi > base\nlsfunc > base\print > base\rdisk > base\recover (I seriously question the usefulness of RECOVER, I doubt anyone would miss it) > base\replace > base\share (isn't the one bundled with the kernel preferred? what still needs this, Win3x??) > base\shsucdx > base\sort > base\swsubst (does this work at all anymore??) > base\tree > base\undelete > base\unformat > base\xcopy > base\xmgr > util\udvd2 ("BASE" does have both "uide" and "xmgr" but not "udvd2", so I'm not sure why we don't just combine all that RDISK+UIDE+XMGR (etc.) into one package) -- ___ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 BASE packages
Hi, Given the changes in DOS since 2.X until now, Edlin and EXE2BIN should be optional. DOS 5 replaced Edlin with EDIT and EXE2BIN wasn't included with DOS after 3.3 or 4.01. Which memory manager offers the most compatibility? FDXMS or HIMEMX? -T On Sun, Dec 20, 2015, 4:53 PM Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: > This is the list of the BASE Packages for the FDI installer. > > Please note that I switched out UIDE for UDVD2. UIDE was causing strange > disk errors with FDINST and with FreeCOM. > > Remember this is the Minimalist, MS-DOS functionality only BASE for > FreeDOS 1.2. > > Please let me know if I left anything out or should remove something. > > Also, V8Power Tools is not installed when only BASE is selected. > > ; Package list for BASE only installation. > > base\append > base\assign > base\attrib > base\chkdsk > base\choice > base\command > base\comp > base\cpidos > base\ctmouse > base\debug > base\defrag > base\deltree > base\devload > base\diskcomp > base\diskcopy > base\display > base\dosfsck > base\edit > base\edlin > base\exe2bin > base\fc > base\fdapm > base\fdisk > base\find > base\format > base\fdxms > base\fdxms286 > base\help > base\jemm > base\himemx > base\kernel > base\keyb > base\keyb_lay > base\label > base\lbacache > base\mem > base\mirror > base\mkeyb > base\mode > base\more > base\move > base\nansi > base\nlsfunc > base\print > base\rdisk > base\recover > base\replace > base\share > base\shsucdx > base\sort > base\swsubst > base\tree > base\undelete > base\unformat > base\xcopy > base\xmgr > util\udvd2 > > > > -- > ___ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- ___ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
[Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 BASE packages
This is the list of the BASE Packages for the FDI installer. Please note that I switched out UIDE for UDVD2. UIDE was causing strange disk errors with FDINST and with FreeCOM. Remember this is the Minimalist, MS-DOS functionality only BASE for FreeDOS 1.2. Please let me know if I left anything out or should remove something. Also, V8Power Tools is not installed when only BASE is selected. ; Package list for BASE only installation. base\append base\assign base\attrib base\chkdsk base\choice base\command base\comp base\cpidos base\ctmouse base\debug base\defrag base\deltree base\devload base\diskcomp base\diskcopy base\display base\dosfsck base\edit base\edlin base\exe2bin base\fc base\fdapm base\fdisk base\find base\format base\fdxms base\fdxms286 base\help base\jemm base\himemx base\kernel base\keyb base\keyb_lay base\label base\lbacache base\mem base\mirror base\mkeyb base\mode base\more base\move base\nansi base\nlsfunc base\print base\rdisk base\recover base\replace base\share base\shsucdx base\sort base\swsubst base\tree base\undelete base\unformat base\xcopy base\xmgr util\udvd2 -- ___ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel