Burning the Midnight Oil
My posting frequency has gone down a bit of late. I've been working late at night on the Puppy Linux 2.0 Alpha. I got my ipw2200 wireless networking interface to work, and found a bug in the code that makes file system changes, initially memory-resident, persistent. Today, I'll be installing Ruby and getting my S3 code to work (it'll probably "just work").
Remember, I've been a computer hacker for a lot longer than I've been a political hack.
Huh, 2 months
Huh, 2 months wasted on Puppy Linux. Irritating. Based OS for my site.
Ruby install process
I am new to PuppyOS. Were u able to successfully install/compile ruby on Puppy OS? Did u install c/c++ compiler first, where did u get that from. I am trying to the same but not sure about the steps involved. I have downloaded ruby source code but of course ./configure fails as no c/c++ compiler is installed. I have puppyOS 2.12 from puppy-2.12-seamonkey-zdrv.iso.
As I remember, the Ruby build just worked
As I remember, the Ruby build just worked. The compilation environment for Puppy 2.12 is the file devx_212.sfs, which you put at the top-level of the same partition that holds your pup_save.3fs file. Unless you've got a conventional hard disk install, in which case you have to "mount -o loop" the devx_212.sfs file system, and copy it, recursively, preserving soft links, to the top-level of your file system. That's why I use a frugal install for my Puppy. It makes upgrades easier, too. If you're booting from the CD, you have a frugal install, and it should use the devx_212.sfs file if it's in the same directory as pup_save.3fs.
You can find devx_212.sfs in my Puppy Linux Repository.
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Puppy linux
Thanks for the info. I'll burn an ISO and compare it to my Ubuntu and SUSE Live CD's to see iff the Puppy's any faster.
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