Whitesmith C install

Johnny Billquist bqt at update.uu.se
Tue Nov 4 10:13:44 CST 2014


On 2014-11-04 15:55, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2014-11-04 15:36, E. Groenenberg wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to install the Whitesmiths C compiler under RSX11M using
>> FLX (using the Whiteshmiths c compiler distribution tape V2.25 from
>> bitsavers).
>>
>> Alas, 'FLX' says the tape has zero files and directories, while a dump
>> under Linux shows definitely some contents.
>>
>> I tried both the simh & tpc format, no luck here yet.
>>
>> Am I missing something?
>>
>> The command I used is 'flx /rs=ms0:[*,*]/do'
>
> Have you tried just listing the directories with FLX to see if you see
> anything?
> Also, isn't there some installation script for doing the installation?
> Or are you just expected to copy everything over from the tape?
>
> I have never played with the Whitesmith C compiler myself, but I could
> check it out, now that I know it exists...

Just downloaded the file and attached it on an RSX system here, and FLX 
can access the tape just fine. As an FYI, all files are actually under [1,4]

	Johnny



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