Re: Idea: Multitasking graphical OS for the GS

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Jan 3, 3:52 pm, David Schmenk <dschm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Another important piece to consider is the development environment.
> Writing a core multitasking kernel isn't particularly difficult, but
> having tools such as compilers and debuggers is a large part of the
> project - sometimes larger than the kernel itself. If you want to make
> it open source, you'll want to find a tool suite that can be made easily
> available.  Do you want to self-host or do you want to cross-compile?
> Determination of the tools might even help dictate the design and
> complexity of the kernel.

The reliance on a commercial tool chain has always been an impediment
to IIgs development... Well, that plus the 5 manuals you'll need to
buy. I guess there's Merlin 16, but a non-Unixy toolchain just seems
'wrong' nowadays

Matt