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diff --git a/emx/README b/emx/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0b3211 --- /dev/null +++ b/emx/README @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ + +CVS for OS/2 +based on EMX 0.9c (patch 02) + + +This port works well in local mode. It fully respects the OS/2 +filename conventions, but only works on HPFS or other filesystem types +which support long filenames (like ext2fs or Netware FS with OS/2 +namespace). It does _not_ work on FAT partitions or any other fs which +does not support long filenames. The port also works in client mode. + +This port requires EMX 0.9c (patch 02) and the BSD libraries. It should +work in local mode, in client mode and also in server mode. nServer mode +will only work if the client uses the :server: method, because the CRLF +handling of IBM's RSHD.EXE is not "compatible" with CVS. (If you find a +better rshd for OS/2, please let us know!) + +To compile CVS for OS/2, you must install the following packages: + + - EMX 0.9c (patch 02) and the GNU-C-Compiler + + EMXDEV1.ZIP + EMXDEV2.ZIP + EMXRT.ZIP + GNUDEV1.ZIP + GNUDEV2.ZIP + BSDDEV.ZIP + EMXFIX02.ZIP + + - GNU make for OS/2 + + GNUMAKE.ZIP + + - ufc.a (ufc-crypt) as a replacement for crypt (this may be something + different if you live inside the USA). You don't need this one currently, + because the port of the server to OS/2 isn't done yet, but I'm mentioning + in case it is useful for future reference (we're probably better off + using a different password hash instead, as noted in item #184 of ../TODO). + + GNUUFC.ZIP + +All packages can be found on ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu +(You may also try http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu). + +Change to the `emx' directory, do "make" and get emx\cvs.exe. I had +to comment out the "Makefile" rule in emx/Makefile to avoid a +complaint about ../config.status not existing. You also might need to +edit srcdir to be "." and top_srcdir to be "..". + +Assuming you have edited the `install_dir' variable in the Makefile, +you may type "make install-cvs" to put cvs.exe in the right place. +You may also "make clean-cvs" to clean up object and library files. + +The cvs.exe generated will require emx.dll to run. You can try +compiling with -Zomf -Zsys to generate a cvs.exe without this +requirement, but that almost surely will require significant changes +to make it work. For the client, the big known problem would be that +EMX 0.9c doesn't have sockets with -Zsys (according to the +documentation). That seems like it would be hard to get around. For +local, the big known problem is that -Zsys doesn't have fork(). This +one isn't as bad--using os2/run.c or something similar instead of +src/run.c should solve this problem. + +You will get warnings in lib/getdate.c. These are yacc's fault; ignore +them. + +You will get about 5 warnings in lib/regex.c concerning "unused variable +destination". Ignore them. + +Report bugs to tepting@swol.de and bug-cvs@nongnu.org. |