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newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

I'm (obviously) a newbie: I can get my demo.bac converted but the compiler goes:-
cc: error trying to exec '/usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.7.1/../../../../i486-slackware-linux/bin/as': execv: Input/output error

I've tried making lots of room - no good. What am I doing wrong? ... Phil

L18L · Last edited by L18L on Sat 23 Feb 2013, 10:07; edited 1 time in total

6502coder · Posted: Fri 22 Feb 2013, 23:19 Post subject: BaCon

Not knowing anything about your setup or degree of experiece, I'd start with the basics:

1. Are you sure your C compiler setup is OK? Can you compile a simple "Hello, world" program?

2. Have you tried just compiling a simple one-liner program in BaCon just to make sure that your BaCon setup is OK?

3. Are you compiling from the command line, or you compiling from within an IDE?

4. What version of Puppy are you running?

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

With apologies! More on 'BaCon converts but won't compile': using Slacko Puppy with the right devx apparently loaded OK.--

Compiler couldn't use 'as' (input'output error) I found my assembler at /usr/bin/as and its x permissions seemed OK.

If I type: gcc -B /usr/bin/ hi.bac.c then I get input/output error at /usr/bin/as instead of the LONG path in the earlier msg -- as if 'as' had no permission??? Is the 'as' file dodgy in some way?

I'll paste the hi.bac file in since there was a question about it:-
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' BaCon / HUG Hello World

INCLUDE "/usr/share/BaCon/hug_imports.bac"
INIT

Mainwin = WINDOW( "hi from Crusty", 250, 100 )
My_label = MARK( "Hello Sardines!", 150, 30 )
ATTACH( Mainwin, My_label, 50, 20 )

My_btn = BUTTON( "I'm done", 80, 25)
ATTACH( Mainwin, My_btn, 85, 60 )

CALLBACK( My_btn, QUIT)

My_chk = CHECK( "Nada", 50, 25 )
ATTACH( Mainwin, My_chk, 175, 60 )

DISPLAY
------------------
Sorry if I'm being a pain! Phil

L18L

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

My hi.bac has developed a problem now! I'll check it later.
! Oh dear! So I used hug.bac (also lifted out of the documentation).

Similar to your tip, I typed bacon hug.bac ---- got "input/output error'
I tried bash bacon.bash hug.bac and got lots of convertor messages, ending:

Converting 'hug.bac'... 2696[0J
Converting 'hug.bac'... done.[0J
Compiling 'hug.bac'... Compiler emits messages!

cc: error trying to exec '/usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.7.1/../../../../i486-slackware-linux/bin/as': execv: Input/output error

This was like what I was reporting at the start. Converts OK ... You can see why I wondered about the 'as' file. (But I'm probably being thick!! I can hardly type today!) I'm just using the system as Slacko Puppy and its .devx ..sfs file made it, as far as I can see.

L18L

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

Thanks for advice, L18L - I checked my devx .. I confess I didn't often check md5sums!

I d'loaded a 'fresh' Slacko 5.4 iso and devx from ibiblio (slow)
Ditto from nluug (Netherlands) - much faster.
The nluug devx gave me the "wrong" md5sum. - I tried again, got the same "wrong" md5sum. All the other md5sums were OK.

Would it be worth some more experienced person checking up on the download? It might be significant, or it might (??) be some fault at my end..

I haven't got clear yet how it affects my BaCon. First go, neither version solves the prob. Work in progress!!

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

I'm in love with Puppy!! What other OS would let me do what I did yesterday, all for free!

I got a tip that Wary would help. So I d'loaded the Wary devx and iso (from the slow website. I had some tea while it came down!) and did the drill. I'm still a clueless newbie - I don't really get it - but, no difficulty ... "Wary BaCon" is now eating out of my hand, if you get my meaning, making me feel really happy! I do appreciate the friendly advice.

I'd love to know what the trouble was, but you can't have everything.

newphil82 · Joined: 19 Feb 2013 Posts: 8

Sorry to take BaCon fans' time --- Looks like it had nothing at all to do with BaCon. It seems to have been local trouble with file 'as' : I got input/output error by just going 'md5sum as' (nluug version). md5sum was OK with 'wary' version -- and, later with Slacko version from ibiblio. FIND A GOOD D'LOAD SITE AND STICK TO IT!

Complete clean start, (everything from ibiblio) - Slacko is now being a Good Dog as well as Wary!!!

Lovely to be able to 'spring-clean' so freely and easily!