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OS/2 - eComStation News - October, 2008
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SW: FtpServer version 1.321 available
SW: GCC 4.3.2 news - Firefox builds (and runs) with it
SW: TextHelper 1.06 is released
SW: SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha 1
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Speaker Support Page Available
SW: Subversion updated to v1.5.3
SW: DFSee version 9.13 released
SW: Ghostscript v8.63 updated
Net: eComStation PC: Week of 3G modems (3G mobile phones)
SW: GNU C Compiler (GCC) 4.3.2 port updated
SW: FtpServer version 1.321 is available again
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Mensys Helpdesk for eComStation Users
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Room Booking Deadline
SW: smplayer port
Net: ACPI - let's test sleep/resume
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Presentation Timetable Available
SW: "Shredder" (next generation of Thunderbird) alpha 3
| SW: FtpServer version 1.321 available |
2008-10-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Moylan
FtpServer (an FTP daemon) is being re-released because of a small bug in
the Setup program in version 1.32: it was not possible to toggle the "log
to screen" option. The repaired version can be fetched from
http://www.pmoylan.org/pages/os2/FtpServer.html
or from
ftp://ftp.pmoylan.org/FtpServer/ftpser1321.zip
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| SW: GCC 4.3.2 news - Firefox builds (and runs) with it |
2008-10-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
I managed to get some form of dllexport support working in GCC 4.3.2 today,
and successfully built Firefox 3.0-cvs using it
(http://smedley.info/mozilla.jpg) It required just a couple of extras
changes above those required to build using 3.4.6
There are still known issues with my current GCC 4.3.2 build:
- precompiled headers do not currently work
- no thread support in gcc.exe as I forgot to --enable-threads when running
configure - this will be fixed in the next drop
- for some strange reason, gcc fails to produce an executable where there
are libs added on the command line that are not required, ie
gcc -Zexe -Zomf -s conftest.c -lgcc FAILS
gcc -Zexe -Zomf -s conftest.c WORKS
- no support yet for the GOMP multiprocessor library
- link warning when using -Zomf - emxomf will require updating to deal with
the new stabs types, but according to Knut, the warnings can be safely ignored
This build hasn't had huge amounts of testing, but has been used to build
Scribus, Firefox 3.0cvs and ffmpeg successfully. Any feedback on things
that work/don't work vs GCC 3.3.5 would be appreciated!
The binary itself can be downloaded from
http://download.smedley.info/gcc-4.3.2-os2-20081008.zip Please also keep
checking http;//os2ports.smedley.info for newer builds.
Feedback appreciated :)
Cheers,
Paul.
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| SW: TextHelper 1.06 is released |
2008-10-09
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Don Hawkinson
TextHelper is a text manipulation tool with special support for printing on
HP Deskjet and Laserjet printers. TextHelper is also a simple editor based
on the MultiLineEditor class from the IBM Open Class Library.
With TextHelper:
* you can easily reformat text to the desired maximum line length with
automatic word wrapping.
* You can remove forwarding marks from email text with one command.
* You can remove blank lines from text with one command.
* You can remove multiple spaces between words with one command.
* You can strip leading numbers from lines with one command.
* You can insert a timestamp with one command.
* You can translate windows "smart quotes" and mime encoding with one
command.
* You can perform a ROT13 on the text in the editor.
* You can create a list of files via a file dialog box.
* You can create a ZIP file using the file list.
* You can apply a command template to list of files to create command file.
* You can view the contents of a ZIP file.
Added functions since version 1.05
Added function to insert line numbers at the start of each line
Added function to insert a string at the start of each line
Added function to remove a specified number of characters from the start
of each line
Fixed upper and lower case functions
Added Printer Ink submenu with options to choose which ink cartridge to use
Added Print option to print a range of lines based on current line wrap
Fixed Strip Leading Number function to remove all that was added by
the Add Line Numbers function
Modified File Save so that user is not asked about existing file if
making backup option is enabled.
Added selections to print marked text and specified line numbers
The trial version of TextHelper may be downladed from my web page.
The direct download link is:
http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/ths_106.zip
For the next week, TextHelper may be registered for $7 (US) instead of the
regular price of $10. The same offer is available of any of my shareware
programs. For information about my shareware use the following link:
http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/share.html
If you have questions contact me via email.
Don Hawkinson , author of CCA, DH-Grep-PM,
PMStripper, Pastry Box, DH_ClipSave/2,
DJPrint, and TextHelper
http://www.dwhawkinson.com
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| SW: SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha 1 |
2008-10-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Peter Weilbacher has released the official contribution of SeaMonkey 2.0
alpha 1 for OS/2 and eComStation. SeaMonkey is a "Web-browser, advanced
e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple
-- all your Internet needs in one application."
From the release notes: "Warning! The SeaMonkey version described on this
page is a testing-only preview of the next generation of our Internet
suite. Please test it carefully, it's not yet in a state where we can
encourage you to use it for daily browsing and mail operations.
For daily use, we strongly advise you to download the current stable
release instead."
Please send all comments and general discussion to the news group
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 Please enter all problem
reports into https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
October 9, 2008 With a few days delay, the long awaited SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha
1 has been released for OS/2.
Zip File:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/2.0a1/contrib/seamonkey-2.0a1.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.0a1/
README:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/2.0a1/contrib/seamonkey-2.0a1.en-US.os2.ReadMe
MD5SUM:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.3/contrib/firefox-3.0.3.en-US.os2.MD5SUM
Requires a libc0.6.3 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#gccrtl
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Speaker Support Page Available |
2008-10-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
The Warpstock Europe 2008 event team has started to publish dedicated
information for this year's speakers and everyone interested in becoming
one. Besides general information and frequently asked questions, it also
contains the first set of official, downloadable slide templates for usage
in presentations. The page is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute/speakers.html
Ever thought about ways to support your annual community event? Start off
by taking a look at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute.html
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding even more presentations and
the initial schedule.
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel,
Germany from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual conference for the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related technology. It is
dedicated to information, education, support, and exchange and addresses
users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve these goals, the event
offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and room for personal
exchange.
More information is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| SW: Subversion updated to v1.5.3 |
2008-10-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has updated Subversion to v1.5.3.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"The goal of the Subversion project is to build a version control system
that is a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community. The
software is released under an Apache/BSD-style open source license.
The main Subversion website is at http://subversion.tigris.org/
New in the 1.5.3 build for OS/2:
* Updated to 1.5.1 source code
* Switched to GCC 4.3.2 as a compiler"
Subversion 1.5.3 - updated 20081011
http://download.smedley.info/subversion-1.5.3-20081011.zip
REQUIRES: libc063.dll - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| SW: DFSee version 9.13 released |
2008-10-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Jan van Wijk
This release has a few bug-fixes, several usability enhancements and some
new SCRIPT built-in functions.
The distribution now contains a 'proftemp.dfs' profile template. It can be
customized and renamed to 'profile.dfs' by the user. The readme file that
comes with the ISO download documents how you can use the 'ikey' program to
import your own customized 'profile.dfs' into the ISO before burning it.
DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning, filesystem
and disk analysis, file recovery, UNDELETE for HPFS, JFS, and NTFS,
resizing and smart imaging or cloning.
More details at:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/
Direct download links from the DFSee website:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee913.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee913.msi
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee913_warpin.exe
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee913_dsk.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee9xx_linux.tgz
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee9xx_iso.zip
Or from the HOBBES website:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee913.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Functional changes since 9.12
- COPY No change part-type to HIDDEN (multiple visible prim)
- GENPART Use explicit HEX partition-type in the script
- HELP Added Partition Type help chapter in Help menu
- LVM dlg Updated help for driveletters and 'sync LVM'
- MENU Fixed 'filename with spaces' issues for IM etc
- MOVE Display overview as a table, not as a 'map'
- MOVE Make MOVE/COPY commands use explicit HEX type
- MOVE No change part-type to HIDDEN (multiple visible prim)
- PART Fixed freespace line formatting for Linux and MAC
- PART Partition type 0xBC (acronis-ZS) recognized
- PART Partition type 0xBF (Solaris ZFS) recognized
- Profile template is now 'proftemp.dfs' user-profile: profile.dfs
- RESIZE No change part-type to HIDDEN (multiple visible prim)
- SCRIPT Added fileselect(), filesaveas() and dirselect()
Regards, JvW
=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com
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| SW: Ghostscript v8.63 updated |
2008-10-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has updated Ghostscript to version 8.63.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language. A
PostScript interpreter usually takes as input a set of graphics commands.
The output is usually a page bitmap which is then sent to an output device
such as a printer or display. PostScript is embedded in many printers.
Ghostscript has several main uses:
1. Display a PostScript file (avoid killing trees).
2. Display a PostScript file to decide if you really need to print it
(reduce the number of trees killed).
3. Print a PostScript file to a non-PostScript printer (kill more trees).
History:
* Necessary device support for CUPS is included - be sure to modify
path entry in /cups/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster if upgrading CUPS
* Added jbig support - fixes some PDFs that previously showed up blank
* Compiled with GCC 4.3.2"
Download Ghostscript 8.63 (Updated 200801012)
http://download.smedley.info/gs863os2.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| Net: eComStation PC: Week of 3G modems (3G mobile phones) |
2008-10-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
Help us collect information about supported 3G mobile phones (modems).
Here is the list of tested models:
* 15 models -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=modem
* 20 models -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=pda
Add new reports or comment reports posted by other users.
How to setup device? Which dialer to use?
Homepage of eComStation PC: http://ecomstation.ru/ecspc
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| SW: GNU C Compiler (GCC) 4.3.2 port updated |
2008-10-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
GCC 4.3.2 is now available FROM Paul Smedley's web site.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"Mainly due to the fact that GCC 3.3.5 (which is what is currently used by
kLibc) is becoming too old to build the latest Mozilla trunk code, I
started working on building a newer version of GCC.
I've started with v3.4.6 - as the thought was that the amount of changed
between 3.3.5 and 3.4.6 would be comparatively small compared with aiming
for the 'latest' GCC (currently 4.3.2). I now have builds of 3.4.6, 4.0.4
and 4.3.2
The current binary of GCC 4.3.2 has been used to build several projects
successfully - ie rsync, Apache2, MySQL, Firefox 3.0-cvs, Ghostscript,
ffmpeg amongst others
Known Issues with the current 4.3.2 release (2008-10-12b)
- no support yet for the GOMP multiprocessor library
- link warning when using -Zomf - emxomf will require updating to deal
with the new stabs types, but according to Knut, these warnings can be
safely ignored, and only affect debugging
Updates since original build - the date in brackets reflects the first
build that contained the fix
- Added threading support (2008-10-11 build)
- fixed problem with stdcall that produced errors like ':75: Error:
invalid character '_' in mnemonic' (2008-10-12 build)
- fixed (hopefully) 'internal compiler error' crashes when -fPIC is used
(2008-10-12 build)
- Added support for precompiled headers based on cygwin code (untested)
(2008-10-12b build)
- Fixed 'gcc conftest.c -lgcc' produced -lgcc.exe (20081012b build)
Problems with this build can be reported using my bug tracker at
http://mantis.smedley.info "
Current binaries:
GCC 4.3.2 2008-10-12b release
http://download.smedley.info/gcc-4.3.2-os2-20081012b.zip
GCC 4.3.2 2008-10-11 release patches
http://download.smedley.info/gcc-4.3.2-os2-20081011-patch.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| SW: FtpServer version 1.321 is available again |
2008-10-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Moylan
Apologies to anyone who has tried to download the file
ftp://ftp.pmoylan.org/FtpServer/ftpser1321.zip
in the last few days. The server was moved to another machine, and that
particular file was accidentally not included. It is now available again.
Peter Moylan
http://www.pmoylan.org
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Mensys Helpdesk for eComStation Users |
2008-10-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
Your machine doesn't work correctly with eComStation? Take it to Warpstock
Europe! The Mensys team will attend to the problem on-site. In case an
issue cannot be resolved during the event, debug information will be
collected for later processing.
To improve the handling compared to Warpstock Europe 2007, the team will be
available 4 hours a day in the exhibition room at fixed times. The exact
times are not available yet since they depend on the presentation schedule
which is still under way.
Please note that due to the ongoing development, the service can only be
offered for eComStation 2.0 RC5. Alas, installation from USB CD-ROM drives
and on ASUS EEE PCs cannot be supported.
If you are going to take the offer, please be sure to contact Mensys at
support@ecomstation.com prior to the event and include a detailed problem
report.
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel,
Germany from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual conference for the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related technology. It is
dedicated to information, education, support, and exchange and addresses
users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve these goals, the event
offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and room for personal
exchange.
More information is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Room Booking Deadline |
2008-10-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
The Warpstock Europe 2008 event team has arranged for a contingent of rooms
directly at the event location, the City Hostel. If you plan to stay at the
hostel, please be sure to book in advance.
The deadline for booking is October 24, 2008. Afterwards, any remaining
rooms will be made available for booking to the general public again.
For more information, prices, and the booking code, please see the
Accomodation page at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/location/accomodation.html
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel,
Germany from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual conference for the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related technology. It is
dedicated to information, education, support, and exchange and addresses
users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve these goals, the event
offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and room for personal
exchange.
More information is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| SW: smplayer port |
2008-10-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Silvan Scherrer
As most of you probably noted, there was no update since long to the
WarpVision project.
Due to the fact, that Warpvision was mostly a GUI to MPlayer, we looked for
alternatives. We found SMplayer to be a good candidate to port, as it's QT
based. We used the last QT 3 version of SMplayer and ported it over to
OS/2, eCS. You can no get the smplayer at netlabs ftp.
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/smplayer/smplayer-0.5.21-2008-10-14.zip
See the readme.os2 file for where to send bug reports.
Recent port of MPlayer required.
regards
Silvan Scherrer aka _diver
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| Net: ACPI - let's test sleep/resume |
2008-10-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
Current version of ACPI: 3.11
It's time to make the last fixes to suspend-resume.
Please setup your PC (read apm docs), post the results to the bug-tracker
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=logs
What to test:
* Ğ¡onfirm that suspend/resume works 100% for Uni and SMP + /PIC
* Test suspend/resume on multi-core notebooks and barebones
* Check the stories of success from other testers:
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=acpi-apm-suspend-resume-stack
Attention: write to the title of ticket: Suspend/resume %model of notebook%
Every user has different model of PC and notebook,
so every computer requires additional efforts.
Subscribe to eComStation Software Subscription and join the testing, if
you don't post a report about your model of PC, eComStation will not
support it.
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Presentation Timetable Available |
2008-10-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
The Warpstock Europe 2008 event team has been working hard to create an
agenda that offers interesting presentations for everybody. Currently, it
contains 22 presentations. The presentation timetable is now available on
the event web site at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/agenda/presentation_timetable.html
Ever thought about supporting your annual community event? Have a look at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute.html
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel in
Düsseldorf, Germany from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual
conference for the OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related
technology. It is dedicated to information, education, support, and
exchange and addresses users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve
these goals, the event offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and
room for personal exchange.
More information is available at: http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| SW: "Shredder" (next generation of Thunderbird) alpha 3 |
2008-10-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Weilbacher
[Moderator: Shredder is a very early alpha release of the next generation
of Thunderbird, the Mozilla based mail program. This series is to get
"feedback on new feature ideas, and get early and frequent feedback from
the tester community."
"These releases are not for production use, but for developers and testers
to give us early feedback. To emphasize this point, these alpha releases
are called Shredder -- they do not represent the final state of any
Thunderbird release, can contain significant bugs, and should be handled
with appropriate care."
Requires a libc0.6.3 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#gccrtl
Please send all comments and general discussion to the news group
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 Please enter all problem
reports into https://bugzilla.mozilla.org.]
I have made a package of "Shredder" alpha 3 (the current alpha of the next
version of Thunderbird) available. As usual, it's linked on the Warpzilla
Ports page (http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/) or from
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/3.0a3/contrib
Please file bugs for problems, especially if you find a problem that
doesn't exist on other platforms.
I haven't really followed feature updates but there was a lot of
cross-platform stuff (but I don't think we added anything new for OS/2).
Cheers,
Peter.
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