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Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:35:47 GMT
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"Kevin L. Clague" wrote:



  I use cygwin terminal to get to the directory that contains C examples.
  I type make.  All the example files are then compiled and target executables
created.
  I list the files in the directory to find out the target suffix.  I know it is
not .rcx, but I can't remember what it is.
  I copy one of the example files to balancer.c
  I edit balancer.c the file using vi, notepad, whatever.....
  I edit the Makefile to add balancer to the list of programs to be compiled.
  Back at cygwin terminal, I type:
    make balancer.<fill in the suffix here>
  Wait and watch for error messages.

  If no error messages download balancer.<fill in the suffix here> to your RCX.

  At lunch I'll get my laptop and try to be more specific.

Kevin



well then. that just CLEARS IT right up!!!

let me fire up my ol' UNIX BOX.. hummm, now where did I put that UNIX BOX...

oh ya, I remember.

    I DON'T KNOW UNIX, OR C!!!!

and I probably wouldn't go near a cygwin without some rubber gloves.

and where does Bricxcc come into all this???(1)


Chris

(1) and unlike most superhero's I have not seen John Hansen, step up to the plate
and solve this(2).  I mean really.  does not everyone in lugnet read RTL to watch
the comings and goings?

(2) Sure I could e-mail John.... but that would be easy.



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  Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS
 
(...) Cygwin is a program that emulates (read: pretends to be) a *nix platform on what's really windows. So you can use a Cygwin platform to run the cross-compiler and downloader and whatever else that otherwise would only work on Linux. So you need (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS
 
(...) Blind them with confusion. Its my job! (...) How have you survived so long with that kind of handicap? (...) Bricxcc is for those who can't...... Kevin (...) Technic, Robotics and CAD are not nearly as interesting. I don't get quoted nearly as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS
 
(...) <description of flailing deleted> Chris, I've only played with BrickOS a little, but I had good success. This kind of environment is very familiar to me. I use cygwin terminal to get to the directory that contains C examples. I type make. All (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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