Re: Fwd: Building under a recent OS

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Hi Ed,

Nice to see that someone's still interested in using PicoGUI. If you do
move it to github give me a shout, and I'll update the web site with a
prominent link.

As for why I gave up on it... life happens. It was fun to work on for a few
years, then I needed to move on. The project might have lived on if there
was more interest in it, but it never had enough momentum to continue on
without me :(

=E2=80=94beth


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Edward Robbins
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi all,
> I guess that now, 10 years later, this list is pretty dead (like the
> website). I know picogui from my psion days, and I decided to use picogui
> for some development work because it's still much faster than anything el=
se
> out there, and when you need a gui that can run multiple apps on a 150MHz
> ARM9 machine with 32MB RAM you need something faster than X windows, and
> something that doesn't need any real graphics capabilities. Being able to
> run multiple SDL programs, and already having a terminal app, are also bi=
g
> wins. Looking around, picogui is still really the only thing that fits th=
e
> bill for this without investing serious amounts of time... why did you gi=
ve
> up on it!?
>
> Anyway, I spent most of yesterday hacking, and managed to get the 0.46
> build system and code updated to the extent that it now builds on a moder=
n
> OS. Unfortunately there are 64-bit compatibility issues with themec, whic=
h
> I still need to look into, and I think that maybe the linux framebuffer h=
as
> changed since picogui's heyday (when I run the framebuffer servers I get
> random looking text all over the screen - I'd be interested if anyone kno=
ws
> anything about fixing this). But the x11 driver seems to work just fine.
>
> I'm going to put the updated code onto github soon, and then look into th=
e
> x64 issues, then the framebuffer, then hopefully I can start writing the
> apps I want, and getting it to build with an ARM cross compiler. I don't
> think I'll actually be improving the code unless I run into bugs, but
> thought someone out there might be interested anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> Ed
>
>
>
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Hi Ed,<div><br></div><div>Nice to see that someone&#39;s still interested i=
n using PicoGUI. If you do move it to github give me a shout, and I&#39;ll =
update the web site with a prominent link.</div><div><br></div><div>As for =
why I gave up on it... life happens. It was fun to work on for a few years,=
 then I needed to move on. The project might have lived on if there was mor=
e interest in it, but it never had enough momentum to continue on without m=
e :(</div>
<div><br clear=3D"all"><div>=E2=80=94beth</div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Edward =
Robbins <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
 target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all,<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v>I guess that now, 10 years later, this list is pretty dead (like the webs=
ite). I know picogui from my psion days, and I decided to use picogui for s=
ome development work because it&#39;s still much faster than anything else =
out there, and when you need a gui that can run multiple apps on a 150MHz A=
RM9 machine with 32MB RAM you need something faster than X windows, and som=
ething that doesn&#39;t need any real graphics capabilities. Being able to =
run multiple SDL programs, and already having a terminal app, are also big =
wins. Looking around, picogui is still really the only thing that fits the =
bill for this without investing serious amounts of time... why did you give=
 up on it!?</div>


<div><br></div><div>Anyway, I spent most of yesterday hacking, and managed =
to get the 0.46 build system and code updated to the extent that it now bui=
lds on a modern OS. Unfortunately there are 64-bit compatibility issues wit=
h themec, which I still need to look into, and I think that maybe the linux=
 framebuffer has changed since picogui&#39;s heyday (when I run the framebu=
ffer servers I get random looking text all over the screen - I&#39;d be int=
erested if anyone knows anything about fixing this). But the x11 driver see=
ms to work just fine.</div>
<div class=3D"im">

<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m going to put the updated code onto github soon,=
 and then look into the x64 issues, then the framebuffer, then hopefully I =
can start writing the apps I want, and getting it to build with an ARM cros=
s compiler. I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll actually be improving the code unles=
s I run into bugs, but thought someone out there might be interested anyway=
.</div>


<div><br></div><div>Cheers,<br>Ed</div></div></div>
</div><br></div>
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