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Re: Executor w/Caldera



>>>>> "Al" == CompExpr  <compexpr@aol.com> writes:
In article <4r7nll$ehd@newsbf02.news.aol.com> compexpr@aol.com (CompExpr) writes:


    Al> I tried to install Executor Beta 1 with Caldera Network
    Al> Desktop.  Caldera uses Accelerated X as it's X Desktop. When I
    Al> tried to run Executor, it crashed.

Not good.  Did X-Windows give any error messages?  We tried Executor
with Caldera Network Desktop Preview I and it worked, although that
was a while ago and there have been many changes to CND and Executor
in that time.

    Al> I installed the ELF version of Executor. Should I have used
    Al> a-out?

In theory they both should work.  ELF is just a newer (and better) way
of laying out object binaries.  Of course if you try a.out and that
works, while the ELF version still crashes, that would tell us
something.

    Al> What are the differences?

The only difference other than the layout of the binary is that under
ELF we wind up laying out memory differently than under a.out.  That
shouldn't cause a crash, and I believe a lot of people are using
E/L/ELF already.

    Al> What do I need to install to support my Soundblaster Card?

Make sure your kernel supports /dev/dsp.  I'm not sure how you do that
under CND.

    Al> Note to ARDI: In all of my time writing manuals, I have found
    Al> it best to give a step-by-step install process, assuming
    Al> absolutely NO knowledge from the user. You can include a
    Al> "Quick-Start" chapter for advanced users.

    Al> I had to try a few different things until I figured out that I
    Al> needed to be logged into my Linux system as "ROOT" and on the
    Al> hard drive to run the install. Installing from the CDROM gave
    Al> an uninformative error. (Actually, I know about the "ROOT"
    Al> thing from the start, but figuring out where I needed to be
    Al> before running "install" took a leap of intuition.)

Thanks for the tips.  We'll be changing the installation description
part of the manual before E2 ships.  As you point out, it currently
assumes too much.

    Al> It might be worthwhile investing $99.00 in a copy of Caldera
    Al> for testing purposes. I told them about you, perhaps you can
    Al> coax a developer copy out of them in exchange for an Executor
    Al> Beta...

We have a copy of Preview II here, although we never installed it
after playing with Preview I.  We've been talking to Caldera about
working closer together, but there are currently some sticking points
that have forced further discussions into the post-E2 timeline.  Now
that MacHack and our first meeting at Apple are done, I hope to stay
in Albuquerque until E2 has been mastered and is sent off to be
duplicated.

    Al> Al Hartman, Computer Expressions

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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