How To Patch and Compile Tutorial (From WINDOWS)

[Llorean]

Y'know, if you found the wiki page insufficient or too confusing, it would be _much_ appreciated if you actually updated it, rather than posting in a place a very small subsection of users will see.

[sunRise]

Sorry Llorean.. im new here... not see you post a guide there..... thank you :
By the way is very good help the wiki.. but im confusing about permisions... lol its my first time using this programs.. and compiling.. be patiend please.. and im sorry thank you again

[ryran]

sunRise: he wasn't talking to you; he was talking to the creator of the this thread.

[Llorean]

Yeah, it was directed at the thread creator, sorry for the confusion.

[Looking for Help]

No no, the wiki is perfectly fine. Sometimes I had an error or a question however, and I'd ask someone else about it from either the forum or the IRC, and they'd answer it.

It's the fact that I wasn't as experienced, so I didn't understand some of it. This is just a bit more user friendly to the people who are new and not fimiliar upon the subject.

I dont know how to update the wiki. If you (Llorean) would like to do it, or tell me how to do so, I would be perfectly fine with it.

[ryran]

Thanks for this. I wasn't planning on doing this today.. hadn't even looked around for a guide yet... Couple things I thought you might want to add/change:

point 2.6: I'd change that to say windows explorer. it will save some confusion.

next I'd say something about running the patch commands with the --dry-run option first, which doesn't actually make any changes. very nice when you find out that a patch isn't gonna apply cleanly.

and finally, I'd make a note about how you can start over from scratch (sync with cvs clearing any changes patches made) by entering something like cvs -q up -dPC

I had no problems compiling my first build thanks to you. Runs like a charm. It includes the 64mb patch, the accelerated scrolling patch, and the latest (updated today by obo) unplug/pause patch.
-------EDIT-------
Updated 6/16. Still has the 64meg and autopause patches, but no longer includes scrolling patch; instead it has the playnav/quickexit patch. Get it here: http://b19.org/6-16-apause-64-playnav.zip

[Llorean]

Well, the simple guide for compiling in the wiki is intended for new users, so if as an inexperienced user you find it doesn't tell you something clearly, it definitely needs to be edited.

There's an edit button in the lower left corner of the page. You'll have to register with the wiki, but that's a painless process (it's a different login than the forums) and then you can make whatever changes to the page you like. It's really fairly simple to make changes to it, for the most part just change existing sections if the formatting stuff confuses you.

[Cheater]

Hello... thanks for the tutorial...  but i have a litle problem.... i start runing vmware and load the confi file... but when i insert again the comand for download the cvs build i have a error message says...
warnig failed to open /home/user.cvspass for reading no such file or directory.....
whats going on?
Another think is.. when i put anonymous in loging then i take the same error but start to download.. i supose is the cvsbuild.. but i continue read your tutorial... but... in this point:

2.6 Open up an internet explorer and type in the following

Code:
\\debian\user
Windows not found that directory.... i supose when you speak about internet explorer you talk about windows.......
thanks for all...

I'm getting the same problem. I've tried entering \\debian\user in internet explorer and windows explorer as well as the run box (all should work), but none of them work. I really want to use vmware. Does anyone know how to fix this error? I've tried uninstalling vmware and reinstalling it twice now, but nothing works. Thanks.

[Llorean]

The VMWare machine shows up in the "Workgroup" workgroup, so it's possible that the path \\Debian won't work if your computer is in a different one. I'm *really* not sure about this though.

Trying to go to My Network Places, then clicking "View Workgroup Computers" and see if Debian shows up there. If not, go up a level with the little folder and arrow icon up top, then see if there are other workgroups it could be hiding in (or maybe you were in the other one.)

[saratoga]

If the name doesn't work, try by ip address.  ifconfig in debian iirc to look it up.

[Cheater]

I got it working. I had to fool around with the workgroup info for my computer, but it works. Thanks a ton. Now all I need to do is learn how to set up the simulator.

[Looking for Help]

Thanks for this. I wasn't planning on doing this today.. hadn't even looked around for a guide yet... Couple things I thought you might want to add/change:

point 2.6: I'd change that to say windows explorer. it will save some confusion.

next I'd say something about running the patch commands with the --dry-run option first, which doesn't actually make any changes. very nice when you find out that a patch isn't gonna apply cleanly.

and finally, I'd make a note about how you can start over from scratch (sync with cvs clearing any changes patches made) by entering something like cvs -q up -dPC

I had no problems compiling my first build thanks to you. Runs like a charm. It includes the 64mb patch, the accelerated scrolling patch, and the latest (updated today by obo) unplug/pause patch. I've already posted links in a couple other threads, but here it is for anyone that wants it: b19.org/6-08pause64scroll.zip

For the cvs -q up -dPC command, is that all you need to type in? And what would the whole line of command be for a --dry-run command be? Post it up, and I'll put it on the guide and give you credit.

Thanks in advance.

[sunRise]

Well.... i do it yesterday.. thank you.... its correct my computer is not workgroup "the name" then Workgroup is on All network.. apears there... but theres is another problem... today i try to login again.... with anonymous.. and then.. cant login.. says... tray to login with "cvs login" lollllllllllllllllllllllllll this is.... ((( dont work .... thank you....

[Looking for Help]

Well.... i do it yesterday.. thank you.... its correct my computer is not workgroup "the name" then Workgroup is on All network.. apears there... but theres is another problem... today i try to login again.... with anonymous.. and then.. cant login.. says... tray to login with "cvs login" lollllllllllllllllllllllllll this is.... ((( dont work .... thank you....

Not to sound mean, but please try and type in regular english. Try making a list of your problems in detail too.

[ryran]

Can't offer any help to you sunRise, but in answer to LfH: I can confirm that cvs -q up -dPC entered just like that does what it's supposed to, though I haven't researched the switches or anything (I couldn't break it down for you). As for the dry run switch... patch --dry-run -pX < patchfilename will work fine.

Here's the working with patches twiki link.