Re: How to get more developers (was: Mailing List traffic and...)
On Sat, Jul 15, 2000 at 02:27:02AM -0300, Eduardo Nahum Ochs wrote:
> 6. Lack of multiple VTs.
> If the Hurd had multiple VTs then I would use it often when I only
> need to edit text/programs in supported languages/etc, and I would
> explore the system in the intervals... Yes, I know that I could use X
> or lots of ^Zs (or maybe "screen" if it's working now) but that's a
> matter of taste...
"screen" works fine.
You can use it just as VTs in Linux, you run from bash
"screen" for first Screen/VT, and then (you have bash running on screen VT)
"screen" to launch next screen/VT (this is analogous to "openvt" in Linux).
You can switch by alt-F<x>
Problems are :
- lack of alt-{Right,Left}
- quite a big latency, campared to Linux
- bigger memory consumption
> 7. Lack of better docs on cross-compilation.
I'm not cross-compile specialist.
OffTopic:
Is it (possible/reasonable/easy ?) to cross-compile to Win9x ?
> I connect to the world via a 33.6Kbps modem and I don't mind
> downloading Debian source packages (I think it's one of the best uses
> for my connection time, in fact:-) but I hate downloading .debs,
> especially when their versions change very fast.
>
> If someone could help me with basics of cross-compilation then I could
> write the same sort of commented scripts describing the process that I
> wrote for the installation following the steps in "The easy guide to
> installing Hurd on a Linux box". (Hint, hint).
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