Re: [MiNT] Current Binaries

[Petr Stehlik <joy@sophics.cz>]

V Pá, 24. 09. 2004 v 10:27, Francois LE COAT píše:
> system ... All the required tools are useless to a common ATARI
> developer, and unknown to a common ATARI machine owner
> (administrator) ... You should understand that !

Well, too strong words IMHO. In fact the GCC suite _is_ available to
anyone (contrary to say PureC or Lattice C). The GCC is even available
for free. I know you have to get enough RAM and disk space but if you
got the hardware then it is possible to check out the CVS and build the
binaries. I managed to do that so others could do that as well - perhaps
with bit of help from the community. Of course that when too many people
start asking for GCC help it's easier to provide the binaries
(semi-)automatically.

> That's why a binary snapshot of your work is really required !

It's not *required* (you can't require anything from a volunteer) but it
would be useful for faster and better user feedback that in turn could
speed up the development.

> That can't wait for the irregular freeMiNT's kernel release ...
> Your work can't be only available to a happy fews !

I happen to know Francois from ARAnyM list and so I believe that you
can't read this the way it might sound (offending? :).

Petr