[M3devel] More testing needed for m3back, was: RE: m3back/longint/atomics

[Coleburn, Randy]

Hendrik:

You can get a FREE antivirus for Windows from several sources.  Microsoft has one, but I use AVG.  Here is a link to the AVG download:  http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801

I don't think installing CM3 will "damage" your system.

You will need some sort of C compiler/linker though because there is some C code that gets compiled and cm3 doesn't come with its own linker.  I use the FREE Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2008 Express Edition.  Here is a link to the download:  http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloads/#2008-Visual-CPP

I have some scripts in cm3/scripts/dev/windows that may be useful to you on Windows.

If you just want to get a working cm3 on your windows system, I could build you a minimal (or a full) distribution and ZIP it up and send to you.  Then you would just unzip to a folder, say C:\cm3.  There is nothing to "install" here that can mess up your registry.  You will still need the Visual C++ Express to get the Microsoft Linker if you want to build any new programs.

Regards,
Randy
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From: hendrik at topoi.pooq.com [hendrik at topoi.pooq.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:51 AM
To: m3devel at elegosoft.com
Subject: Re: [M3devel] More testing needed for m3back, was: RE: m3back/longint/atomics

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:57:34PM +0100, Olaf Wagner wrote:
> If I understand Jay correctly, it wouldn't be too difficult to bring
> the m3ack LONGINT changes for Windows into the release branch, but
> more testing would be needed.
>
> Randy, you're the only one I remember offhand who actively uses M3
> on Windows except for Jay. Could you have a closer look at it?
> (Changes are only on the trunk right now.)
>
> Or is anybody else here lurking and eager to do some Windows-based tests?
>
> If nobody volunteers, I'm afraid we will have to release without 64bit
> LONGINT on Windows.

I'm somewhat interested in getting my programs working on Windows, but I
haven't yet installed *anything* on the pristine XP on my netbook.  I'm
hesitant about connecting it to the net; the only antivirus I have is
refraining from using Windows, and it works fairly well(!).  As far as I
know, I have no way of reinstalling Windows if my Windows is damaged.

I/m mostly interested in getting my software into a state where Windows
nonprogrammers can use it; I use Linux myself.

What would I need to do (from scratch; I'm not a Windows user; I just
happened not to delete Windows when I installed Linux)?  The
machine is A 32-bit intel, and so it just might not be relevant to
testing 64-bit LONGINT.

-- hendrik
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