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Re: [MiNT] UNIXMODE defaults
Alan Hourihane wrote:
I want to discuss UNIXMODE.
A usual, the answer it to make a list of realistic scenarios.
For me, here they are:
1) Minimal setup: mint.prg in the auto folder.
I expect to boot the standard GEM desktop from the ROM, to have an U:
drive, support for alternate filesystems (if built into mint.prg),
support for long filenames in software built with the MiNTLib (ex: QED),
and potential multitasking abilities.
In this case, I want an OS as close as possible to single TOS, create
CR/LF files, and keep away from any UNIX stuff.
2) Intermediate setup:
Same as minimal, but with XaAES and TeraDesk. No UNIX stuff here, this
is just an enhanced GEM environment.
3) bash inside TosWin or on the BIOS console: full UNIX environment. LF
files by default, slashes as separators, using / as unique root.
I think the rule should be:
MiNT is not UNIX, it is an enhanced TOS.
However it can look like UNIX if the user asks for it.
Note: I plan to use 1) and 2) on the FireBee when possible.
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Vincent Rivière