March 2005 - Openoffice-os4 - Studentersamfundet

CSH status update.
by Peter Bengtsson 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

After installing gcc-3.4.0 and configuring it to use clib2 (with a severely kludged specs file), I have now tried to compile every source file in the tcsh source distribution as a quick way to determine the feasibility of porting it. I am happy to write that with a few exception it seems the tcsh source is _relatively_ portable. The main areas which seem to need a bit of work are the following: * termios * missing signals * resource limits * multi-user support * fork()/vfork() Of these, only the missing signals and fork()/vfork() appears to pose any significant problem and as a positive side-effect, we might contribute further to the development of clib2 (just an idea). The ixemul-compiled tcsh binary is extremely unstable on my machine and crashes randomly, usually in less than 15 seconds. It does, however, appear to handle csh scripts - which the older csh implementation did not (it only handled a subset). Unfortunately, this still does not indicate if it would be easier to write our own intepreter or not. -Peter aka. Archprogrammer, still investigating. PS: If this is uninteresting, just tell me and I will stop posting status updates here. Reality is for people who cannot face ScienceFiction. Only lefthanded people are in their right minds.

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libusb library chrashes
by Rene W. Olsen 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Hello I have BIG trouble with my library for libusb and I cant find any error in the source code :( So if there is a library guru in here thats want to help me track down my error(s).. I can compile the barebone library with no problem but I cant open the library without the system freezing, and the openlib program never returns. I looks like it hangs in the library init function. I have striped all the function to track down the nasty error HELP PLEASE The source files can be found here: http://www.rwo.dk/libusb.lha Kind regards Rene W. Olsen

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PR, Banner Ads, Slogan etc..
by David Doyle 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

I think it's time we raised the profile of this project. Banner advertising is currently low on Amigaworld.net so I am willing to give the Amiga Openoffice.org project a free Banner slot on the site while advertising is low, so be quick and take this opportunity for free advertising to raise Amiga Openoffice.org's profile. So, did we decide on a slogan and banner? Regards David Doyle (DaveyD) Owner/Webmaster Amigaworld.net

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Perl 5 for OS 4
by Alexander Lohrmann 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Hi ! See this news article: http://amigaworld.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2168 regards Alexander Lohrmann -- "It can't rain all the time"

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Catching Up
by Tony Wyatt 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

I'm catching up after return from holidays and I see it's vewwy, vewwy quiet here. Is there a regular IRC on Thurs nights as before? I called in last week but was alone. I'm hoping to finish my OS4 development task in the next couple of weeks (or at least get it off the front burner), so then I can start looking at BerkeleyDB and Kaffe. cheers

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Test mail
by Henning Nielsen Lund 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

There has been a report of a failure of the mailing list... http://amigaopenoffice.org/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=26&func=… ... So I just wanted to test it. -- best regards, hnl_dk - Henning Nielsen Lund [Denmark]

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Test mail
by "Daniel Weßling" 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

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aspell
by Christophe Ochal 05 Mar '05

05 Mar '05

Hello, Paul, did you get the chance to put your aspell sources on the cvs yet? I just checked & couldn't find them If cvs is a problem, archive & mail them please. Kind regards -- I think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability. -- Oscar Wilde Amon_Re Christophe Ochal Hoge Buizemont 168 9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium Mobile: 0032 (0)479/46 45 74 http://www.kefren.be http://www.metalfest.be

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SANE/Scanning
by Mark bond 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Hi, I have a suggestion for consideration regarding scanning/sane etc. The current OpenOffice includeds a TWAIN header file (obviously for windows/Mac that have twain scanners), would it make more sense for us to add an interface to betascan/scanfx/scanquix and then port over betscan (and upgrade to use the libusb port that is being worked on) that way we get a gui included, both betascan and scanfx use sane drivers so those would need recompiiling as well (and to include the USB functionality). This may also help promote sale sof things like scanfx which includes extra finctionality? Comments? Mark

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