Re: [ros-kernel] compiling

[KJK::Hyperion <no...@li...>]

At 02.06 04/07/2002, you wrote:
>1) What is the recommended compiler for recompiling the OS?

Only one compiler can: the special version of GCC 2.9.5 for Windows you can 
download from our home page

>( Can I recompile from within the OS, yet? )

AFAIK, ReactOS isn't self-hosted yet

>2) I noticed references to WINE in the dev list. Where should I obtain the 
>version of WINE you've been using? ( I.E. do you have a fork, or are you 
>using the main distro? )

A fork, at the moment. It's in the CVS tree, "wine" module. But you don't 
need it to compile the base system

>3) I know you've approached Calmira about using their explorer 
>replacement. Unfortunately it is a 16-bit delphi app. Is anybody working 
>on a 32-bit one, and if not, do you think you're ready for me to start 
>developing one for you?

Personally, I'd invest time only on a Windows Shell replacement (shell32 + 
shlwapi). Any time invested elsewhere is wasted time, IMHO. Our minimal 
graphical shell of choice, LiteStep, needs it, and a ton of third party 
apps as well

>4) Any other advise you can give me?

Start hacking. If you're interested in user-mode system components, look at 
the source code of the base Win32 libraries and the (largely incomplete) 
sources for POSIX+, to see how Win32 and POSIX APIs map to NT APIs. If 
you're interested in win32 programming, you can start right away: develop 
for Windows, ReactOS will eventually be able to run it. If you want to help 
with the kernel or device drivers, there's a long way ahead :-) I suggest 
you start with a book on the topic

>I've become very appalled at MS's actions lately, and I'm not particularly 
>happy with the Linux solution for a workstation, so I'd really like to see 
>ReactOS take off!

same feelings here :-)