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UnixOS2 Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the difference between UnixOS2 and UX2BS?

UX2BS is a framework for building Unix apps on OS/2 automatically.

UnixOS2 is about getting Unix applications to work on OS/2 and providing a Unix-like environment. Ideally, software offered by UnixOS2 will be created using the UX2BS and distributed in pre-compiled archives.

Why do I get the message SYS1034: The system cannot find the command processor in the path specified. when compiling?

Most likely the software you are trying to compile requires the MAKESHELL variable to be set. The value of MAKESHELL should point directory to the shell that you are trying to use, eg: SET MAKESHELL=g:/unixos2/bin/sh.exe

Configure tells me that there is no acceptable ld found in $PATH!

This can easily be solved by setting the LD variable to ld. e.g.: set LD=ld

I get a msg saying I need to recreate aclocal.m4 with aclocal and run automake again. How do I do this?

You have to run "aclocal -I directory" where "directory" is the subdirectory where you find the .m4 files. Typically, this is "m4" or "config", sometimes the source directory itself.





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document created: 2004-04-07 jr
last updated: 2004-04-22 jr