Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Kai Hendry
I've happily used syslinux forever but on those new fangled UEFI systems, `bootctl install` works well for me once that weirdo FAT /boot partition (aka the EFI System Partition aka ESP) is mounted. /me ducks

Re: [dev] [svmidi][PATCH] Prevent 'stuck' MIDI notes

2016-04-07 Thread Henrique N. Lengler
On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 11:01:44AM +0200, Johnny Oskarsson wrote: > Hi, > > I hope it is okay to continue sending send patches regarding svmidi to > the suckless mailing list. If not, I will send future patches directly > to Henrique. > > Here is a fix to prevent MIDI notes from getting 'stuck'.

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 22:42:42 +0200 Anselm R Garbe wrote: > On 7 April 2016 at 20:05, Mattias Andrée > wrote: > > I like SYSLINUX, Lilo was a while goal but that is > > probably great too. I don't know if they can boot > > BSD but if they have their own bootloaders, you can > > chainload. > > S

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 April 2016 at 22:42, Anselm R Garbe wrote: > On 7 April 2016 at 20:05, Mattias Andrée wrote: >> I like SYSLINUX, Lilo was a while goal but that is >> probably great too. I don't know if they can boot >> BSD but if they have their own bootloaders, you can >> chainload. > > SYSLINUX is 250k SL

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 April 2016 at 20:05, Mattias Andrée wrote: > I like SYSLINUX, Lilo was a while goal but that is > probably great too. I don't know if they can boot > BSD but if they have their own bootloaders, you can > chainload. SYSLINUX is 250k SLOC, of course it targets all kinds of different boot appro

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 23:32:23 +0300 Mitt Green wrote: > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > > I did a search on the word, and it came up a lot. > > Oh, it is. AT&T files end with .S and NASM's with .asm. > There are much more .S vs .asm - 38 vs 17. > Why writing some code in one with one assembly and som

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mitt Green
Mattias Andrée wrote: I did a search on the word, and it came up a lot. Oh, it is. AT&T files end with .S and NASM's with .asm. There are much more .S vs .asm - 38 vs 17. Why writing some code in one with one assembly and some with another, I wonder.

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Johnathan McKnight
On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Mattias Andrée wrote: > > In any case both SYSLINUX and LILO only supports > x86. I don't know if that is only the bootmanager > or the bootloader too, we need good ones that > support more architectures. Too bad I only have > x86 (well, lucky too I guess). Basicall

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 15:31:34 -0400 Johnathan McKnight wrote: > On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Mattias Andrée > wrote: > > > > In any case both SYSLINUX and LILO only supports > > x86. I don't know if that is only the bootmanager > > or the bootloader too, we need good ones that > > support more

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 22:27:49 +0300 Mitt Green wrote: > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > > No it does not look like NASM, perhaps it was and > > older version that used it, perhaps only other > > parts of SYSLINUX, NASM is still used in SYSLINUX. > > It was a very long time since I looked that it. > >

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mitt Green
Mattias Andrée wrote: No it does not look like NASM, perhaps it was and older version that used it, perhaps only other parts of SYSLINUX, NASM is still used in SYSLINUX. It was a very long time since I looked that it. I checked pretty much every assembly file, no sign of NASM there. Too bad

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 21:33:41 +0300 Mitt Green wrote: > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > > The SYSLINUX bootmanager (stage 1) is written in > > NASM (assembly with sane syntax) > > No wondering, Peter Anvin works at Intel :) I think NASM and SYSLINUX predates that. > I am actually exloring assembly,

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mitt Green
Mattias Andrée wrote: The SYSLINUX bootmanager (stage 1) is written in NASM (assembly with sane syntax) No wondering, Peter Anvin works at Intel :) I am actually exloring assembly, but using AT&T syntax, which I personally prefer. UPD: if I understand something, this is not Intel/NASM syntax.

Re: [dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mattias Andrée
I like SYSLINUX, Lilo was a while goal but that is probably great too. I don't know if they can boot BSD but if they have their own bootloaders, you can chainload. The SYSLINUX bootmanager (stage 1) is written in NASM (assembly with sane syntax), and the SYSLINUX bootloader (stage 2) is written in

[dev] [OT] software recommendations

2016-04-07 Thread Mitt Green
Hi, 1) GRUB2 is too big, but what would you recommend as an alternative? Say, a bootloader that just boots my machine :) BSD support would be great. 2) I usually build suckless software with tcc (can't build scc just yet), but kernels are usually compiled with gcc and, less frequently, LLVM. H

Re: [dev] [svmidi][PATCH] Prevent 'stuck' MIDI notes

2016-04-07 Thread Nick
Quoth Johnny Oskarsson: > I hope it is okay to continue sending send patches regarding svmidi to > the suckless mailing list. If not, I will send future patches directly > to Henrique. FWIW I'm enjoying reading the discussion and patches on the list.

[dev] [svmidi][PATCH] Prevent 'stuck' MIDI notes

2016-04-07 Thread Johnny Oskarsson
Hi, I hope it is okay to continue sending send patches regarding svmidi to the suckless mailing list. If not, I will send future patches directly to Henrique. Here is a fix to prevent MIDI notes from getting 'stuck'. For details, see commit message and/or patch. Regards, Johnny Oskarsson commit