[Radiance-general] OS Compariton (WAS:Re: rad -n and -N parameters / switches)

[Randolph M. Fritz]

It would have to be tried, of course.  That's why I say we would need 
resources for it.

Randolph

Ref: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772343.aspx

On 2011-06-27 12:27:55 -0700, Guy Vaessen said:

> Hi Randolph,
> 
> Great thinking! I like the idea already!
> 
> But could you give a bit more information?
> 
> > It might be possible to get full Radiance going under Windows 7
> > Ultimate, which has a Unix emulation environment.
> 
> Are you referring to SFU (Windows Services for Unix, or SUA or Interix, 
> or how its called now)?  SFU has an (old) gcc compiler. (See: 
> http://suacommunity.com/SUA.aspx) (other tools are in the warehouse or 
> developer packages).

That's a really useful link.  In any event, there's a new version of 
the SUA in Windows 7.  MS claims support for fork()/exec() and 
fcntl()/F_SETLKW.  If these claims for compatibility (and some others) 
are valid, full Radiance will operate in the Windows 7/Windows Server 
2008 SUA.  (See 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772343.aspx)

> > However, doing this
> > requires development time and the purchase of a copy of Ultimate and
> > possibly a copy of the MS Visual Studio suite as well.
> 
> Why would you need MSVC? As far as I know MSVC only compiles win32 (or 
> win64) code, so no Unix, no fork and no NSF.

MS says that MSVC can be used with the SUA, though perhaps is not 
necessary...or perhaps it is.  It would be very hard to get gcc 
problems fixed in that environment.

Randolph