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  Re: Religious wars
 
(...) I have one more suggestion, that I totally didn't think of the first time around: pico. ftp://ftp.cac.washin...-bin.linux It is decidedly unsexy, but very usable- it is what the lowest level CS courses here at Duke use- courses not designed (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Religious wars
 
(...) If you need something that works well (I think that almost only on Linux) and your are familiar to Wordstar keys (^KX, ^KD ....)(AKA as TurboC, Pascal...) use joe (Joe's Own Editor) (...) 4what its worth: My fave is Gvim, vi with a gui and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: no rule to make target Main.o
 
(...) Yep, You took a DOS format makefile. Unix uses \n for line ends, DOS \r\n. When unix sees the DOS form, it thinks you mean 'ir_rover^M' ^M, Ctrl-M is the unix way of expressing \r. To fix it, load the filee into vi. Type the following (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Function list and Command List for LegOS 0.2.3 (Long Post...)
 
Hi All, I am eagerly awaiting the full documentation for 0.2.3, in the mean time, I culled together some info from the readme files for 0.2.3, looking through some of the source files and the old 0.1.7 documentation that is on line. I find it (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)  
 
  problems with random function for WinLegOS
 
hy !!! If have compilerproblems with random-function " undefined reference". i use kernel 0.2.3 If had read something about this problem but any solution are for cygwin or linux. i hope anyone can help me marc (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Gdb & LegOS. Progress made & help wanted
 
Hi All: I've been trying to get gdb going with legOS for some time now. I've made some progress, but for various reasons, I'm now stuck. I thought I'd post this plea for help. Check this page: (URL) then email me or post a reply with your ideas. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  no rule to make target Main.o
 
I just unzipped emulegos_unix.zip to my RedHat 6.x system. I typed: export RCX_SOURCE=ir-rover make and got: make: *** No rule to make target `Main.o', needed by 'ir-rover^M'. Stop. Anyone know what I failed to do? (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Another makefile suggestion
 
This particular change would be useful in the lib directories. Instead of using this: SOURCES=memset.c strcmp.c ..... etc. Use this: SOURCES := $(wildcard *.c) Note the use of ':=', not '='. This will pick up ALL .c files in the current directory. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Calling ROM from libc
 
Hi all. This is just a quick moral question. I noticed that the RCX ROM has a copy memory routine (0x042a). I've modified my memcpy.s to use this: _memcpy: push r0 mov.w r1,r0 add.w r2,r1 pop r2 jmp @ mem_copy .end And added mem_copy=0x042a to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Python extension for lnp - take 2
 
(...) growing depth of languages we can all use with legOS. -Luis ---...--- "As an engineer, it's important to look yourself in the eye in the mirror every morning, and remind yourself that 'marketing is everything,' and engineering doesn't matter a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Python extension for lnp - take 2
 
I'd like to announce a Python extension for lnp. This runs on Linux and lets you use the python scripting language to communicate with a legOS application. See (URL) for more details. If you don't know what python is, look here: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)  
 
  Python extension for lnp
 
I'd like to announce a Python extension for lnp. This runs on Linux and lets you use the python scripting language to communicate with a legOS application. See (URL) for more details. If you don't know what python is, look here: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  problems to compile legOS under Win98
 
Hi I hope you can and want help me. I get the windows intruction from (URL) for LegOS-0.2.2 but not winlegos.exe I do all thinks in this instruction but if i compile the LEGOS for the first time i have 2 erros. 3.o floatsisf.o cmpsf2.o fixsfsi.o (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Windows communication to the RCX
 
Hi Manuel, (...) Very good! (...) Are you talking about source code? I would be *very* interested in something like that! ;) Thanks in advance, Antonio Ianiero (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Religious wars
 
At 19:55 01/04/00 +0000, you wrote: >I need to pick a Linux editor for legOS programming. emacs and vi suck big >time. Anyone have a recommendation? It can not be X windows based as I >have not been able to get my video card configured correctly. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problems detected
 
Who is maintaining the LNP code right now? Not the stuff in the kernel, but the desktop tools? It'd be great if we could wrap that up into a package and put the source into CVS. That way, it might be easier for someone like Manuel to hack in the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  LNP problems detected
 
A problem appeared when trying to sent the value 16. The LNP protocal makes the folowing string F0011000 I couldnt receive in my computer the final caracter the 0. This can be a problem. Another problem, this one alowed by the protocol is the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Windows communication to the RCX
 
I made a Visual C++ 5.0 application to talk to the RCX. If someone his interested I can give it. My demo sample is a remote controler to a robot with differential drive. I am using WinlegOS and I would like to contribut with this application to new (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  gcc 2.95.2 8?(
 
First, I must apologise for posting the wrong URL to my update. It's actually at (URL) 8?/ OK. I bit the bullet & installed egcs 1.1.2 as well. I've confirmed two things: 1. My memcpy/memset update doesn't break under egcs, and 2. gcc 2.95.2 causes (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)  
 
  Re: 0.2.4 coming?
 
(...) I suppose you could call what is in CVS at sourceforge 0.2.4, especially after someone adds in Ross's patches, 0.2.4. The advantage of CVS is that we can now all get /the/ most up-to-date version of legOS. The disadvantage is that what you are (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  0.2.4 coming?
 
is 0.2.4 available yet? any clues? (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Religious wars
 
(...) :s/emacs/vi/ Indeed, you asked for it ;) Eddie C. Dost ecd@skynet.be (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: memcpy patch for gcc 2.95.2 wanted
 
(...) I've posted an update which includes memcpy.s, memset.s (even though this didn't seem to cause a problem, I thought best to keep things consistent) and Makefile (so it doesn't delete *.s for target clean). Just un-tar it to your $LEGOS_HOME. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  RE: Religious wars
 
(...) Right, and in terminal mode it does still have some advantages over emacs. However, it loses the pulldown menus- which, for the newbie, are the primary advantage. -Luis (...) ---...--- "As an engineer, it's important to look yourself in the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  RE: Religious wars
 
XEmacs is great AND despite what everyone thinks, you DO NOT NEED X to run it. It automatically knows whether to do terminal or X. Ram (...) (URL) for text editors. There aren't many out there that aren't X-based, since those people who prefer (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Religious wars
 
Not emacs? And not X based? Oof. That's a tough one. My suggestions, in order. : 1) Fix your X configuration and run X and Xemacs. What card do you run? I may be able to help, or at least know where to point you. And, Xemacs has nice pull-down menus (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Religious wars
 
(...) Use emacs. I don't care that you think it sucks ... you asked for religious wars. :-) Cheers, Ben. -- (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Religious wars
 
I need to pick a Linux editor for legOS programming. emacs and vi suck big time. Anyone have a recommendation? It can not be X windows based as I have not been able to get my video card configured correctly. Under Windows, I prefer using UltraEdit. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Linux vs. Windows 95
 
I just installed SuSE Linux 6.3 so that I can do some comparison tests between the different legOS development environments (I told my wife I needed to learn Linux to keep pace with the computer industry, though I don't think she believed me for a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)  
 
  Re: How do I test this thing?
 
(...) The HOWTO was originally written as part of a class related project. I've recently found another project that will again give me time to work on it, so hopefully I won't need too much help. But stick around- this list will certainly be where I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: How do I test this thing?
 
Luis, No probs. I should have looked there first 8?) If you need something done, I'd be happy to document my experimentation, and mail it to you to include in the HOWTO. I also read on the NG that gcc 2.95.2 has a bit of a problem in some of the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: How do I test this thing?
 
Ross- My deepest apologies, but the HOWTO is sadly out of date- it refers to version 0.1.7 of the software, which is similar in many ways but drastically different in the makefile system. I'd suggest looking through the README file for better (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  How do I test this thing?
 
Hi, all. Well, just spent the best part of the morning downloading & compiling the h8300 cross-compiler. All worked perfectly, as per the instructions in the HOWTO. (I tried the binaries first, but was getting strange errors when I tried to compile (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: makelx issues
 
Kajim schrieb: (...) Depending on your configuration, there may or may not be certain error messages when building the compiler. They mostly deal with missing system libraries, which doesn't avail to much - legOS has its own libraries. (...) This (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  makelx issues
 
Sorry to post configuration issues again; however, I have I beleive sucessfully compiled the new egcs 1.1.2[altho the self tests at the end fail...] and can begin to compile legOS 0.2.3 but makelx segfaults every time it is run... The only guess I (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)  
 
  Problems reading active sensors with legos? Is there a solution?
 
I'm a bit confused with the reading of my light sensor with legOS. I'm getting values with a lot of "noise"... For example, reading the value for white, I'm getting values with a "noise" from 36 to 24 (raw) around the right value. Reading some post (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Installing LegOS -- compiler problems, SIGSEV
 
i'm attempting to compile the latest egcs-1.1.2 on my Linux roswell 2.2.12 #10 SMP Thu Nov 11 13:28:14 CST 1999 i586 unknown machine; however, I hit a rather odd problem when trying to compile the attached section of the makefile. I get a signal 11 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: When the OS makes the difference
 
(...) path (...) 70cm/s (...) movie (...) one (...) rate. (...) pretty (...) line (...) not (...) sampling. (...) with (...) I guess you're right this time too :-) Thanks for having clarified the matter. (...) good (...) Paolo actually confessed he (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  RE: When the OS makes the difference
 
(...) <snip> (...) Alternative firmware is crucial to developing high-performance bots. The core sampling rate of the RCX firmware is once every 3 msec, which is pretty fast. I'm not sure of the max rate that legOS allows. At that rate, the line is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  RE: When the OS makes the difference
 
(...) <snip> (...) Alternative firmware is crucial to developing high-performance bots. The core sampling rate of the RCX firmware is once every 3 msec, which is pretty fast. I'm not sure of the max rate that legOS allows. At that rate, the line is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)


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