Re: [newbie] RE: Source Code
Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Jennifer Ricki Wise wrote: I tried to take a look at the source code for Mandrake using the source code cd. I was unsuccessful, I tried to open it in Borland C++ but could not find any files that would display anything. Could someone please tell me how I can see the source code and which language it is written in. Thanks and Season's Greetings Jennifer Wise ICQ:6765592 You have to extract the tarballs from the src.rpms, then extract the files from the tarballs. You will need a linux machine todo this. windows doesn't cut it... More simple: You can browse any rpm or tarball with midnight commander. Simply browse, and copy interesting files or directory trees to your windows partition. (should be done as root) However, when you succeed recompiling Linux with Borland C++,please let us know about performance/size issues :-))). Regards, Peter -- lost.
RE: [newbie] RE: Source Code
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Ken Wilson wrote: | I am going to hazard a couple of guesses here. One is it is more than | likely written in C. The second is that the files you want to view | follow the standard Unix convention for text files and have only a | single linefeed/carriage return (can never remember exactly which one it | is, might even be an EOL) and not the carriage return/linefeed | combination used in a windows world. | | -Original Message- | From: Jennifer Ricki Wise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: December 25, 1999 10:10 PM | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: [newbie] RE: Source Code | | | I tried to take a look at the source code for Mandrake using the source | code cd. | I was unsuccessful, I tried to open it in Borland C++ but could not find | any files that would display anything. | Could someone please tell me how I can see the source code and which | language it is written in. | Thanks and Season's Greetings | Jennifer Wise | ICQ:6765592 Also, the source files are stored in the .rpm format just as are the binaries. Windows will not recognize this file format - who'da guessed? - I think MS is unwilling to recognize anything Linux. To look at them, you will need to extract the contents from the .rpm's. Sorry I'm unable to be more help, Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [newbie] RE: Source Code
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Jennifer Ricki Wise wrote: I tried to take a look at the source code for Mandrake using the source code cd. I was unsuccessful, I tried to open it in Borland C++ but could not find any files that would display anything. Could someone please tell me how I can see the source code and which language it is written in. Thanks and Season's Greetings Jennifer Wise ICQ:6765592 You have to extract the tarballs from the src.rpms, then extract the files from the tarballs. You will need a linux machine todo this. windows doesn't cut it... -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
Re: [newbie] RE: Source Code
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: windows doesn't cut it... Truer words have never been spoken
[newbie] RE: Source Code
I tried to take a look at the source code for Mandrake using the source code cd. I was unsuccessful, I tried to open it in Borland C++ but could not find any files that would display anything. Could someone please tell me how I can see the source code and which language it is written in. Thanks and Season's Greetings Jennifer Wise ICQ:6765592
RE: [newbie] RE: Source Code
I am going to hazard a couple of guesses here. One is it is more than likely written in C. The second is that the files you want to view follow the standard Unix convention for text files and have only a single linefeed/carriage return (can never remember exactly which one it is, might even be an EOL) and not the carriage return/linefeed combination used in a windows world. -Original Message- From: Jennifer Ricki Wise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 25, 1999 10:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] RE: Source Code I tried to take a look at the source code for Mandrake using the source code cd. I was unsuccessful, I tried to open it in Borland C++ but could not find any files that would display anything. Could someone please tell me how I can see the source code and which language it is written in. Thanks and Season's Greetings Jennifer Wise ICQ:6765592
