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  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
(...) Say "directory naming semantics" instead of "FS", and you are correct. And yes, that is one of the core features of Cygwin! (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
(...) What do you mean /usr/local/bin? That's a Linux directory, unless Cygwin somehow emulates a complete Linux FS. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
To the group, please. I will quietly delete any responses not copied to the group. (...) Is there h8300-hitachi-hms-gcc.exe in /usr/local/bin ? Max. (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
Sending this to lugnet.robotics.rcx....ugnet.com. I'm not the sole source of brickOS wisdom. (...) Define "everything". (...) Did you build a cross-compiler? Unsurprisingly, Cygwin doesn't come with a compiler targeted for a lego brick. Max. (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  H8300 Cross Compiler for Mac OS X (a start ...)
 
With access to a Mac OS X 10.2 this week I have made an attempt to build the cross compiler set under Mac OS X. Currently I have an issue with sysinfo.c with the binutils build. But for those interested here are my steps so far. I will post more as (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
(...) Unpack. Do NOT make realclean or make depend. Just make. If you get an error SAY WHAT IT IS! Max. (22 years ago, 4-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
I uninstalled everything and followed what the website says.. and the exact same thing happened with the make depend command and I got an error with the make command too... weird. --Jason (22 years ago, 4-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
(...) fontdesign.exe is compiled as part of brickOS. The makedepend error you see if a bug in brickos (fixed in CVS). Just don't do "make depend" for now. Also, you can't "make strip" until you've done "make". Max. (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
I do not belive fontdesign.exe does exsist because I did a a search on my computer and nothing showed up.I did follow all of commands that was in the installation guide on the brickos webisite. However, I did download the H8 tools instead of trying (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
Jason, Try using ./firmdl3 ../boot/brickos.srec this would work if you were in the util folder; from the main brickos folder it would be util/firmdl3 boot/brickos.srec the .srec file is now called brickos.srec 8-) // Joe (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
I had exactly the same problems not so long ago so i followed the instructions from this site and uninstalled the brickos i had and used the one they had provided following the link. So go to this site (URL) let me know how you get on. Good luck (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
(...) You mean brickOS 0.2.6.09.newconf2 (...) Does fontdesign.exe exist? What commands did you run before this? (...) Did you actually compile brickOS? List all the commands you ran between unpacking the brickos tarball and the first error (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  newbie troubles (now they in packs of 2)
 
Before you read.. i'm an absolute newbie when it comes to brickos and linux. I am running the cygwin environment in windows 98 and brickos 2.6.09.newconf2 Ok when I try to run the make strip comand this pops up strip fontdesign.exe strip: (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problem
 
Hi, I have read a lot about lnp but i still don't much about setting it up for windows, as most documentation is about linux. So could someone please let me know anything about the configuration of winLNP. I have tried a test a program i found but (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problem
 
Hi, src/rcx.[ch] and rcx/remote.c. This may sound stupid but I was wondering if you have to download both these files to the rcx? Anyhelp would be great Thanks Andrew ___...___ Chat online in real time with MSN Messenger (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problem
 
(...) You need to compile remote.c for the RCX, that's the part running on the RCX. rcx.c and rcx.h define an interface for your application to use the functions provided in remote.h. Namely to turn on/of/break/reverse the motor ports and to read (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: command framing as seen from kernel/program.lrkey_handler
 
(...) Just to be more certain we're understanding each other, if that's ok, I'll mention that ... 1) Newbie that I am, I have no clue how frequently brickos switches on bit masks. I wonder if only to decode xD2 RemoteCommand. 2) Using log2(xx & -xx) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: command framing as seen from kernel/program.lrkey_handler
 
"Pat LaVarre" <ppaatt@aol.com> wrote in message news:H9n64q.B2p@lugnet.com... (...) I dunno, haven't found one yet, though. (...) choice (...) Touché. Yes, tables, overlooked that. (...) the (...) expensive (...) I think that smaller code size is (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: command framing as seen from kernel/program.lrkey_handler
 
(...) Mmmmm. I am curious, if that's ok. To get log2(xx) in O(1) time we could fetch (p[xx & -xx]) i.e. fetch our choice of the bytes at offset x 0 1 2 4 8 10 20 40 80 from some p we like. Merely standard C can't easily express that old idea without (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: command framing as seen from kernel/program.lrkey_handler
 
(...) (URL) The missing (key & -key) might interest people who haven't used log2 & - to (...) number (...) and (...) log2(key (...) If I'm interpreting your shorthand correctly: there's no fast way to execute log2() on the H8 (i.e. no O(1) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  command framing as seen from kernel/program.lrkey_handler
 
(...) Thanks for the tip, in reply here is a perhaps stunningly ignorant walkthru of how brickos frames standard commands, viewed by the newbie Me from kernel/program.lrkey_handler. The missing (key & -key) might interest people who haven't used (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  brickOS in an Operating Systems Classroom
 
***...*** * brickOS in an Operating Systems Classroom * ***...*** Hi. I just want to report on a little project we did here at East Carolina University last semester. Although we never posted to this newsgroup for help, we need to thank you all for (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  make compiling error
 
When I try to compile my program I get this error: /course/cs148/bin/h8...hi-hms-gcc -O2 -fno-builtin - fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -I. -I/course/cs148/include -c sound.c /course/cs148/bin/h8...chi-hms-ld -T /course/cs148/lib/brickOS.lds -relax (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: [ brickos-Patches-668115 ] Make brickOS work with up-to-date Binutils
 
(...) https://sourceforge....5&group_id =58151 (...) Any comments on this? It would be nice to have this issue fixed in CVS. Max. (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: RCXTTY-Variable Problem, calling ./firmdl3 ../boot/brickOS.srec
 
Absolutly, Thanks :-) (...) whether (...) setup. (...) something (...) newConf2 (...) a (...) _WIN32 (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Problem with dll putting a program on the RCX.
 
I have determined that the problem I had with uploading a program to the RCX is a bug in either the dll program or the kernel of version brickos-0.2.6.09.newConf2. I setup and compiled version legOS-0.2.5 without any problems, compiled and uploaded (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problem
 
(...) I don't know anything about Windows, but I started using LNP on Linux with good results lately. It really isn't that hard once you get your first programm running ... :) I wrote a little remote-control/monitor app based on LNP. While for Gnome (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: (no subject)
 
(...) The first error can be dealt with by adding a blank line at the end of the file. The others are harder. What version of gcc are you using? What editor did you use to type it in? For those of us without the book, what is the text of the program? (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Problem Getting dll to Download helloworld.lx to download.
 
Okay here is what I am using: brickos-0.2.6.09.new...nf2.tar.gz rcx-binutils-2.9.5.0...1.i386.rpm rcx-egcs-1.1.2-1.i386.rpm rcx-egcs-c++-1.1.2-1.i386.rpm I am running Mandrake Linux 8.2. I downloaded and installed all of the above files. I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  (no subject)
 
Hi there, Was just wanting some help getting the simple.c program working that comes in the extreme mindstorms book. The problem is that when I type make simple.lx I get warnings and errors back like this: /usr/local/bin/h8300-hms-gcc -02 (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: LNP problem
 
Hi everyone, I have to say I have found these messages very interesting, and was wanting to use lnp myself but i do not know where to write and make my programs. And I would also like to find out more about how you write the pc code and the rcx code (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: How do i make a program to run on brickos
 
(...) You can use any editor. However, I recommend a good "programmer's editor" like VIM that automatically stylizes, colorizes, and syntax-checks your code. An alternative to VIM is Emacs. VIM vs Emacs is a popular "computer holy war", and I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Problem solves!
 
(...) make is casesensitive! That means lightseeker.c was not found because the filename was LigtSeeker.c! Reinhard (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: How do i make a program to run on brickos
 
Hi, I have been got bricxCC and have been trying to use it in the standard way with NQC, and I am not really that great at it. So what is it like to use brickOS in it? and is there any documentation that can show me where to start? Or can I just (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: RCXTTY-Variable Problem, calling ./firmdl3 ../boot/brickOS.srec
 
(...) I will try to add a little clarity to the problems that some people have encountered with brickOS under cygwin. If you get make strip errors it is almost certainly because your utilities were built without .exe extensions. This will happen if (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: How do i make a program to run on brickos
 
(...) If you are running brickOS on a Windows machine then you should definitely consider using BricxCC to write your brickOS programs. John Hansen (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  How do i make a program to run on brickos
 
Hi everyone, previous problems behind me now as it all works and i am well chuffed, I now just want to start running programs on it, and was wondering where do you write your programs? can you do it in notepad? or do i need a specific text editor? I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: legos.srec
 
Hi everyone, I have ran configure and unfortunaly cannot remember what messages appeared, and at the minute i have uninstalled all of cygwin and brickos and i am reinstalling everthing at the mo to try and get things sorted. I was just wondering (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: legos.srec
 
(...) There is absolutely no way your h8300-hitachi-hms-gcc is in the root directory. Did you run configure? What did it say? Probably best to remove your brickos dir, and unpack again from the tarball. Max. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  legos.srec
 
Hi everyone, the problem may begin before these few lines so i will show more of the lines that were previous to that error message. Here goes: make[2]: Leaving directory '/brickos-0.2.6.0.ne...l/dll-src' make[2]: entering directory (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)


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