Brandy Basic

[jgharston]

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That would be good. I've just downloaded and extracted it but I couldn't get it to compile on Ubuntu. It did a few lines' worth of whatever it does but then I got an error:

You've got further than me. I've spent the afternoon trying to just get the ability to compile any C program at all, let along getting Brandy compiled.

To install a C compiler on a Linux system you need to compile it. But, to compile a C compiler, you need a C compiler. But, to compile a C compiler, you need a C compiler. But.... etc.

So, can anybody assist me in actually getting a C compiler environment onto my Linux system - and then, what actual actions I use to get it to compile something. Puppy Linux on a no-brand PC with AMD processor.

Later I may attempt the bigger fight of getting a Mac emulator to work, to try and get the Mac target working.

[hoglet]

Any reason you are using Puppy Linux?

I've never had an such problems with Ubuntu.

Is it a really old machine?

Dave

[sweh]

To install a C compiler on a Linux system you need to compile it. But, to compile a C compiler, you need a C compiler. But, to compile a C compiler, you need a C compiler. But.... etc.

This is why the world invented packages so you don't get this dependency loop. On RedHat systems you'd use "yum"; on Debian systems you'd use "apt-get".

So, can anybody assist me in actually getting a C compiler environment onto my Linux system - and then, what actual actions I use to get it to compile something. Puppy Linux on a no-brand PC with AMD processor.

Puppy Linux is an odd variant; it was originally designed for "live CD" or "run from ram" usage, and so isn't necessarily the best variant for a long-term solution. However it also has packages (see http://puppylinux.com/development/packa ... gement.htm ). I'm not sure I'd recommend Puppy for development work.

[jgharston]

Any reason you are using Puppy Linux?
I've never had an such problems with Ubuntu.

'cos that's what I've got.

I may clear a chunk of time and start from scratch and install Ubuntu.

[jay]

Any reason you are using Puppy Linux?
I've never had an such problems with Ubuntu.

'cos that's what I've got.

I may clear a chunk of time and start from scratch and install Ubuntu.

Your post it ancient now, but in case it's useful: since about Puppy Linux 6.0.5 (2014) it's been Ubuntu-based and so you should be able to set up a development environment in the standard way for Debian-family systems:

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apt install build-essential

I've never used Puppy Linux, but I've used Debian for about twenty years.

[Soruk]

Any reason you are using Puppy Linux?
I've never had an such problems with Ubuntu.

'cos that's what I've got.

I may clear a chunk of time and start from scratch and install Ubuntu.

Your post it ancient now, but in case it's useful: since about Puppy Linux 6.0.5 (2014) it's been Ubuntu-based and so you should be able to set up a development environment in the standard way for Debian-family systems:

Code: Select all

apt install build-essential

I've never used Puppy Linux, but I've used Debian for about twenty years.

Continuing with the thread archaeology, Jonathan has a CentOS 7 Virtualbox VM with all the tools required to build Brandy, which I put together for him about a year ago when he was working on the Keyboard handler in Matrix Brandy.