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knivd

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Posted: 01:23pm 02 Nov 2021

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I have been playing with NuttX recently... A very nice OS, deterministic (unlike Linux), and portable to a number of small platforms (again, unlike Linux). NuttX is also externsively used by some of the "big guys" in the business.

A MMbasic port under NuttX would do miracles as the current set of available interpreters is quite unimpressive. I am also thinking about porting my C interpreter there, too. That would not stop me from doing Basic apps when that gives a better route.

Just saying, could be a nice use case scenario...
Viable idea, or not?
Edited 2021-11-02 23:24 by knivd

thwill

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Posted: 02:07pm 02 Nov 2021

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Hi @knivd,

I may be talking out of my ass but I suspect there is a good chance that if you can beat the CMake configuration into submission that the MMB4L code will compile to this. If you have the skill and get Geoff and Peter's blessing I'd be happy to make you a collaborator on the mmb4l-src repository so you can give it a go.

Best wishes,

Tom

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knivd

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Posted: 02:21pm 02 Nov 2021

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Thanks, but no. I don't think I have enough skill to do that as I am quite new in this environment. But yes, the Linux port should probably be a good starting point

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Posted: 02:27pm 02 Nov 2021

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knivd said Thanks, but no. I don't think I have enough skill to do that as I am quite new in this environment.

OK.

Quote But yes, the Linux port should probably be a good starting point

My point was that rather than another MMBasic fork being created it looks superficially like it could be maintained as part of the same fork/repository as MMB4L with a couple of #define guards around it. Incidentally the same might also be true of an alternative MMB4W (MMBasic for Windows) but I think I need to prove I'm worth my salt some more before I talk about that seriously with Geoff.

Best wishes,

Tom
Edited 2021-11-03 00:32 by thwill

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