RE: [MiNT] Re: location of GEM app configs an

[Jo-Even.Skarstein@gjensidige.no]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Martin-Eric Racine [SMTP:q-funk@pp.fishpool.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 25, 1999 10:36 AM
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> Cc:	MiNT List
> Subject:	RE: [MiNT] Re: location of GEM app configs an
> 
> However, your reply and Jo answered my question.  TOS does _not_ 
> have a $HOME on our machines anymore.  Do you beleive in Magic?
> 
> SingleTOS is deprecated, obviously, but it also implies one must
> have a rock-solid MagiC or MiNT setup, with a suitable desktop,
> if we wanna avoid _needless_ file duplication (I say needless,
> 
Why? Just use gemenv.prg or something similar under TOS, and you can use the
same configurations (or configs especially tuned for TOS). This is not a
problem at all. No need for MagiC...

> I need to be able to perform maintenance tasks (normally done as 
> user root), but otherwise do everything as user q-funk, including
> creating files on Thing.
> 
> Any tricks to manage that?
> 
You must run the init/login suite as normal, and AFAIK there is no "su" for
the AES so you must use a shell for your admin-stuff. Perhaps you should
take a look at GEM-init.

OTOH if you're the only person that use this machine then the easiest
solution is probably the one I'm using right now on my Falcon: Skip
init/login, run /etc/rc.net from mint.cnf and run /bin/login from the
desktop to log on as other users than root.

> In case you don't see where this is leading, I am trying to find 
> a way to create a sub-mini installation that would only take about
> 1.5 MB of RAM, so someone can benefit from multitasking, mintnet,
> MultiTOS, without having to revert to Magic (because MiNT and its
> packages take too much RAM, so it won't fit on an ST, etc.).
> 
I have one on my Mega, it only consists of the kernel, MiNTnet, AES 4.1 and
NVDI. I haven't got the network up and running properly yet.

Jo Even Skarstein