What is Amiga Unix really like

[Jim Logan]

In article <1991May8.185016.18657 at serval.net.wsu.edu> hakimian at tek4.eecs.wsu.edu (Karl Hakimian - staff) writes:
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# I would also like to here from people who have ported software to Amiga Unix.
# Specifically I would like to here about the following packages;
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# g++
I have the sources to the most current release (I forget the number and
don't have it close at hand), so, unfortunately, I cannot use the gcc
sources that Commodore ported for me.  I am very close to finishing the
port of the latest gcc.  When I finish that, then I will start on g++.
If you want, I can tell you how it goes.

# perl
Well, the version I have doesn't work "right out of the box".  I had
to do a lot of manual configuration, but code changes were unnecessary.
(Good job, Larry!)  The dbm library on the Amiga is completely broken,
(both ndbm and dbm) so I can't use it.

# rn
I expect to get my UUNET account and password in the mail today (I
already received my Nutshell book and answers to everyone's questions
about UUNET, so I expect the rest today).  If it comes in time,
I will be downloading and porting News and rn to my machine all
weekend.  If anyone has any gotcha's for either of these, please
send email to "uunet!gimlet!logan" (my home address on the A3000).

I have heard that C news is evil, and that it is the best thing since
sliced bread.  Which comments are accurate?  I have always used B News.
Which one should I port?

# SeeTeX (Xtek)
# TeX
Someone else already posted about these.  I haven't tried them.

# xrn
I'd like to get a copy of this, I think.  What does it do and
where can it be found?  If it was posted, I can get if from UUNET.

			-Jim