POSIX layer

MadRat · Post by **MadRat** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:33 pm

Some of the basic subsystems we've discussed in the past are already available in some form through open source. Rather than create a subsystem for DOS, for example, it would seem to be time better spent for the ROS user to use FreeDOS or DOSbox on top of ROS. This would keep ROS as mean and lean as possible.

linuxgx · Post by **linuxgx** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:14 pm

Yes Yes, but the question is, why dont we make Ros, indiscrimante to format type, have it read mac, Linux, Ms style formates and executables.

Why should we limit our selfs to Win16, Win32

Harteex · Post by **Harteex** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:45 pm

I would love to see as much support for different OS'es that's possible, but Win32 is still the first priority.

BTW DOS... DOSbox is too slow.

vperez69 · Post by **vperez69** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:09 pm

linuxgx wrote:Yes Yes, but the question is, why dont we make Ros, indiscrimante to format type, have it read mac, Linux, Ms style formates and executables.

Why should we limit our selfs to Win16, Win32

Well, I don't think its a matter of limits, its a matter of priority. The spirit of ReactOS is to clone Windows, so THAT should be the primary effort. Once the basic system is fully functional, individual extension projects can be undertaken. My view, at any rate.

Post by **Ged** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:31 pm

ReactOS isn't about priorities, it's all about whether or not someone wants to work on something or not.

At the moment nobody wants to work on a posix subsystem, so it isn't going to get done. If someone decides they want to, then it will get done.

linuxgx · Post by **linuxgx** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:35 pm

Ill do it!

My plan is to use colinux to start any linux apps under the Reactos GUI.

So when you open a linux file, it will load the colinux Kernel and run it in the background.

It is going to be intresting to see what this looks like though.

Any one intrested in helping drop an email, linuxgx@yahoo.com

linuxgx · Post by **linuxgx** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:34 pm

cant we just include Cygwin?

Post by **Ged** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:25 pm

linuxgx wrote:Ill do it!

My plan is to use colinux to start any linux apps under the Reactos GUI.

So when you open a linux file, it will load the colinux Kernel and run it in the background.

sounds good. Although that won't be a true NT subsystem in the way Psxss.exe used to be. For that reason it would be hard to justify putting it into the ROS base code.

If you want to work on that cool, if you want to work on something to be included in the ROS base, pop into IRC and we can help give you some ideas.

rokejulianlockhart · Post by **rokejulianlockhart** » Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:55 pm

What would be necessary for the kernel to understand how to invoke ELF binaries? Irrespective, considering how the POSIX locale implementation in GLibC (https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/0 ... hap07.html) differs to the API-specific locale implementations in Win32, there'd need to be some serious translation effort just for that, if I've understood correctly.

MadWolf · Post by **MadWolf** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:51 pm

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