From: "MarK Stucky" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: Subject: Re: bash, dir, command.com and recompiling ls under Win98 using DJGPP Lines: 38 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 23:06:19 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.2.168.72 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT home DOT net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.ct.home.com 972947179 65.2.168.72 (Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:06:19 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:06:19 PST Organization: @Home Network To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Eli Zaretskii wrote in message news:Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 1001029140343 DOT 816B-100000 AT is... > > On 29 Oct 2000, J-P wrote: > > > I am considering compiling `ls` using DJGPP under DOS > > You don't need: there's a binary version available. Download and install > v2gnu/fil316b.zip from the usual DJGPP sites, and you will have `ls', > `cp', `mv', and many other goodies. > > > 1. the Win98 MS-DOS prompt is awful. Any alternatives welcomed. A Windows > > equivalent of an xterm would be good! > > I'm not aware of any free xterm clone for Windows, but if someone knows, > be sure to tell here! There is a package called "rxvt", which is an xterm clone that has been ported using the cygwin tools. I believe that there are two versions of it to choose from. One has been compiled such that it needs an X server and the other has been compiled under Windows. I use the Windows version everyday and am quite happy with it. Keep in mind that this version requires the cygwin1.dll in order to run. I suppose that it might be possible to install just "rxvt.exe" and "cygwin1.dll" and then use it along with djgpp, I just haven't tried it. I use it in the "cygwin" environment... If you're interested in trying it, check out the following sites: http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/ http://www.io.com/~bub/rxvt.html --Mark