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- readme.doc emx 0.8h INTRODUCTION 14-Dec-1993
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- Copyright (c) 1990-1993 by Eberhard Mattes
-
- *** See history.doc for important information ***
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- Welcome to emx 0.8h, a common environment for creating 32-bit programs
- for OS/2 2.x and DOS. You can use the GNU C compiler to compile
- programs for emx. The main design goal of emx is to simplify porting
- Unix software to OS/2 2.x and DOS. Moreover, you can create `native'
- OS/2 programs, including Presentation Manager applications.
-
- The emx package includes:
-
- - emx.dll, emxio.dll, emxwrap.dll and emxlibc.dll dynamic link
- libraries for OS/2 2.x
-
- - emx.exe DOS extender for running 32-bit programs under DOS
-
- - emxbind.exe for creating .exe files which work both under OS/2 2.x
- and DOS
-
- - emxomf.exe for converting .o object files (a.out) to .obj object
- files (OMF). With emxomf and LINK386 you can create OS/2 programs
- that don't need emx.dll
-
- - emximp.exe for creating import libraries
-
- - emxexp.exe for creating a list of export definitions from object files
-
- - C header files and a nearly complete C library with source
-
- - a simple graphics library for 320x200 (256 colors) mode, with source
-
- - a library for screen output in windows, with source
-
- Additionally, the following GNU programs are available compiled and with
- patches and sources (note that these files are not part of emx):
-
- - GCC 2.5.7, the GNU C compiler (requires a 387 coprocessor under
- MS-DOS!)
-
- - GAS 1.38.1, the GNU assembler
-
- - GDB 4.11, the GNU debugger
-
- - ld, the GNU linker
-
- - ar, nm, size, strip, objdump: some GNU utilities for dealing with
- binary files
-
- - texinfo, the GNU documentation system
-
- - Patches for the GNU sources
-
- - Patched source for GCC, GAS, GDB, ld, ar, nm, size, strip, objdump,
- info, makeinfo, texindex. You can compile all these programs with
- the files that come with emx (but you also need a make utility, such
- as NMAKE).
-
- - BSD curses library
-
- You can get the complete GNU sources by anonymous ftp from
- prep.ai.mit.edu and other archives, for instance ftp.uni-stuttgart.de.
-
-
- Packages
- --------
-
- emx is packaged in the following files:
-
- emxrt.zip emx runtime package
- emxdev.zip emx development system (without compiler)
- emxview.zip emx documentation in OS/2 .inf format
- emxlib.zip emx library sources
- emxsrc1.zip Source for emxomf, emxomfar, emxomfld, emxexp and emxload
- emxample.zip Sample programs
- emxtest.zip Test programs (used for testing emx and the libraries)
-
- GNU programs compiled for emx, patches and patched sources:
-
- gnudev.zip GNU development tools compiled for emx
- gnuview.zip gnudev.inf (gnudev.doc in OS/2 .inf format)
- gppdev.zip Additional GNU programs and files for compiling C++
- gobjcdev.zip Additional GNU programs and files for compiling
- Objective C
- gnupat.zip Patches for GNU sources
- gnudoc.zip Documentation for GNU programs (texinfo sources)
- gnuinfo.zip GNU texinfo (includes info file browser)
- gnusrc.zip Patched GNU sources (ld, ar, nm, size, strip, objdump,
- info, termcap, GPPDEMID)
- gccsrc1.zip Patched GNU sources (GCC 2.5.7, part 1)
- gccsrc2.zip Patched GNU sources (GCC 2.5.7, part 2)
- gccsrc3.zip Patched GNU sources (GCC 2.5.7, part 3)
- gassrc.zip Patched GNU sources (GAS 1.38.1)
- gdbsrc1.zip Patched GNU sources (GDB 4.11, part 1)
- gdbsrc2.zip Patched GNU sources (GDB 4.11, part 2)
- gppsrc.zip Patched sources of libg++ 2.5.2
-
- BSD libraries compiled for emx with sources:
-
- bsddev.zip BSD libraries (curses etc.)
- bsddoc.zip Documentation for BSD libraries
- bsdsrc.zip Source for BSD libraries
-
-
- Installing emx
- --------------
-
- For unpacking, you need unzip v5.0 which is available from many
- archives. Look for files named
-
- unzip50.exe MS-DOS executable for unzip
- unz50_32.exe OS/2 2.x 32-bit executable
-
- Read INSTALL.DOC to learn how to install emx.
-
- After unpacking the emx runtime and development system packages,
- you'll find further information in the following files:
-
- \emx\doc\COPYING.EMX emx & library license
- \emx\doc\COPYING GNU General Public License
- \emx\doc\install.doc Installation guide
- \emx\doc\emxrt.doc User's guide to the emx runtime package
- \emx\doc\emxdev.doc Application developer's guide
- \emx\doc\libref.doc C library reference
- \emx\doc\build.doc Compiling the GNU sources
- \emx\doc\history.doc Change log
- \emx\doc\future.doc Things to do
- \emx\book\emxrt.inf .inf version of emxrt.doc
- \emx\book\emxdev.inf .inf version of emxdev.doc (optional)
- \emx\book\libref.inf .inf version of libref.doc (optional)
-
- After unpacking the GNU and BSD packages, you'll find further
- information in the following files:
-
- \emx\doc\COPYING GNU General Public License
- \emx\doc\COPYING.LIB GNU Library General Public License
- \emx\doc\COPYING.BSD BSD license (for libraries bsd and curses)
- \emx\doc\COPYING.IOS Additional information for iostream library
- \emx\doc\gnudev.doc GNU development tools information
- \emx\doc\bsddev.doc BSD library information
- \emx\book\gnudev.inf .inf version of gnudev.doc (optional)
- \emx\book\bsddev.inf .inf version of bsddev.doc
-
-
- Legal stuff
- -----------
-
- NO WARRANTY: No guarantee is made as to the proper functioning of the
- software. No liability will be admitted for damage resulting from
- using the software.
-
- See \emx\doc\COPYING.EMX and \emx\doc\COPYING for copyright
- information. emx is not public domain software!
-
- Instead of a list: All the trademarks used in this document and all
- the other emx documents are registered to whoever it is that owns
- them.
-
-
- Where to get emx
- ----------------
-
- emx is available for anonymous ftp on
-
- ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.8.13]: /pub/systems/os2/emx-0.8h
- ftp-os2.cdrom.com: [192.153.46.2]: /os2/2_x/unix/gnu/emx08h
- src.doc.ic.ac.uk [146.169.2.1]: /pub/packages/os2/2_x/unix/gnu/emx08h
- ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.198]:
- /pub/comp/os/os2/devtools/emx+gcc
-
- Other files of interest
- -----------------------
-
- emx does not come with a `make' utility. I recommend dmake 3.8. It's
- available for anonymous ftp on
-
- ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.8.13]: /pub/systems/os2/programming/support/
- ftp-os2.cdrom.com: [192.153.46.2]: /os2/all/program/
- ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.198]:
- /pub/comp/os/os2/devtools/
-
- Executables are in dmake38x.zip, source code is in dmake38s.zip.
- dmake38.zip contains both dmake38s.zip and dmake38x.zip.
-
- The emx graphics library currently supports only the 320x200 VGA mode.
- Johannes Martin has created a graphics library for various SVGA cards.
- It's available for anonymous ftp on
-
- ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.8.13]: /pub/systems/os2/emx-0.8h/contrib/
- ftp-os2.cdrom.com: [192.153.46.2]: /os2/2_x/unix/gnu/emx08h/contrib/
- ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.198]:
- /pub/comp/os/os2/gnu/emx+gcc/contrib/
-
- You need svgakt*.zip (or svgakit*.zip) and vesa*.zip (or
- vesa_emx*.zip, * is the version number).
-
- If you want to convert the texinfo files (GCC documentation, for
- instance) to OS/2 on-line books (.inf files), I recommend Andreas
- Kaiser's texi2ipf program:
-
- ftp-os2.cdrom.com: [192.153.46.2]: /os2/2_x/unix/tex/txi2ipf1.zip
- ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.198]:
- /pub/comp/os/os2/gnu/doc/txi2ipf1.zip
-
-
- Joining the mailing list
- ------------------------
-
- An emx-related mailing list has been created: emx-list. The address
- for people to request to be added to or removed from the list is:
-
- listserv@eb.ele.tue.nl
-
- To subscribe, send a message containing
-
- sub emx-list Joe User
-
- to listserv@eb.ele.tue.nl. Of course, you should use your name
- instead of Joe User's name. To unsubscribe, send a message containing
-
- unsub emx-list
-
- to listserv@eb.ele.tue.nl.
-
-
- The author
- ----------
-
- The author of emx is
-
- Eberhard Mattes
- Teckstrasse 81 (TeX: Teckstra\ss e)
- D-71696 Moeglingen (TeX: M\"oglingen)
- Germany
-
- Internet: mattes@azu.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (subject to change)
-
- No telephone calls please! It must be stressed that the author does
- not reply to letters if you don't include return postage
- (international postal reply coupon if you're outside Germany) and a
- self-addressed envelope.
-
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