Re: Re: [UnixOS2] libc

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:06:00 +0200, Andreas Buening wrote:

>Holger Veit wrote:

>>No one will seriously use EMX for writing "OS/2" software anymore; if at
>>all, programmers keep their copies of VAC++ or Watcom, or maybe even
>>CSET/2 and MASM for that (or stay entirely out of the C/C++ ara and use
>>Java, for instance - ignored here). If there are still efforts, they 
>>are concentrating on porting work. Guess where the most important repository
>>for portable software is. So, what tools does one need?

There is not much choice anymore with compilers on OS/2.
So writing OS/2 programs with gcc is more important than ever.

>Hello? The presence of an _chdir2 entry point prevents the programmer
>in porting Unix applications?

I like drive letters. You can quickly switch between them, and each has
its own current directory. The concept of current directory is
important - all commonly used operating systems have it; with drive
letters you get more then one. They don't have to reflect real hard
drives; there is TVFS, Netdrive, LVM, ...

Sebastian