Sad day: I'm having to "upgrade" from MiNT 1.12...
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Re: Sad day: I'm having to "upgrade" from MiNT 1.12...
I'm glad people work on Mint, to be honest it is the main reason I still use and enjoy my old Atari machines.
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Re: Sad day: I'm having to "upgrade" from MiNT 1.12...
mikro wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:15 am You are right - I wasn't there. Actually I'm still not there, I'm just helping guys with some infrastructure.
If you would like to discuss ideas / features, maybe it's worth signing up in the new ML: https://sourceforge.net/p/freemint/mail ... t-discuss/
There isn't many people left and any help is more than welcome.![]()
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Do you know if the compiler tool chain etc. will run under MiNT natively? i.e. Can you develop on the real hardware still?
I know the few people who are keeping Linux m68k seem to be cross-compiling and then running on emulated hardware. The kernels that they're producing don't seem to work on a real Atari any more. At least the latest one I downloaded and tried couldn't drive the TT display even though the "atafb" device driver was supposedly compiled into the kernel.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
Re: Sad day: I'm having to "upgrade" from MiNT 1.12...
Absolutely. gcc 7.x is quite slower than the ancient 2.95 but it does work.stephen_usher wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:45 pmDo you know if the compiler tool chain etc. will run under MiNT natively? i.e. Can you develop on the real hardware still?
Not sure about TT but I know that not only the kernel but also X does run on the Falcon, even with CT60 and SuperVidel. I know a guy who has a pretty recent Debian up and running with some window manager.I know the few people who are keeping Linux m68k seem to be cross-compiling and then running on emulated hardware. The kernels that they're producing don't seem to work on a real Atari any more. At least the latest one I downloaded and tried couldn't drive the TT display even though the "atafb" device driver was supposedly compiled into the kernel.