Very Computer

by **Peter Craf** » Wed, 12 Mar 1997 04:00:00

For the last 10 years I have been doing extensive system software
development under UNIX. I am now about to begin a sizeable
project which will be developed under NT. I was hoping
that there might be another UNIX/NT user out there that
could help me make this transition.

Compilers for device driver development: Which compiler
is recommended for NT device driver development? Is the
GNU C compiler sufficient, or is there a compelling reason
to buy the Microsoft compiler?

Where can I find NT equivelents to the following tools?
- grep
- find
- find | grep (for a recursive grep)
- tags
- cscope
- diff

Is there a "virtual window manager" for NT? There are a number
of window managers for UNIX which allow you to have many "screens"
defined at any given time. Is there an equivalent desktop feature
with NT?

Is this the right place for this question? Can anyone
recommend other resources for a struggling UNIX user?

Thanks,

Peter Craft

by **LEIB** » Wed, 12 Mar 1997 04:00:00

There's a virtual desktop manager in the Resource Kit,
and there are several from third parties.

If you're a real Unix geek, you'll probably want MKS
Utilities, which has most of the "Greatest Hits of
Unix" stuff (awk, grep, join, cat, ksh, etc).

by **Exchan** » Thu, 13 Mar 1997 04:00:00

http://www.osr.com
http://www.albany.net/~danorton/ddk/
http://www.softway.com/OpenNT/
http://www.mks.com/
http://www.winntmag.com/resources/index.html
http://www.chancellor.com/ntmain.html
http://www.nentug.org/unix-to-nt/toolkits.htm

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> Posted At: Tuesday, March 11, 1997 7:11 PM
> Posted To: misc
> Conversation: Former UNIX user needs help..
> Subject: Former UNIX user needs help..

> For the last 10 years I have been doing extensive system software
> development under UNIX. I am now about to begin a sizeable
> project which will be developed under NT. I was hoping
> that there might be another UNIX/NT user out there that
> could help me make this transition.

> Compilers for device driver development: Which compiler
> is recommended for NT device driver development? Is the
> GNU C compiler sufficient, or is there a compelling reason
> to buy the Microsoft compiler?

> Where can I find NT equivelents to the following tools?
> - grep
> - find
> - find | grep (for a recursive grep)
> - tags
> - cscope
> - diff

> Is there a "virtual window manager" for NT? There are a number
> of window managers for UNIX which allow you to have many "screens"
> defined at any given time. Is there an equivalent desktop feature
> with NT?

> Is this the right place for this question? Can anyone
> recommend other resources for a struggling UNIX user?

> Thanks,

> Peter Craft

by **Dirk Munzing** » Thu, 13 Mar 1997 04:00:00

: For the last 10 years I have been doing extensive system software
: development under UNIX. I am now about to begin a sizeable
: project which will be developed under NT. I was hoping
: that there might be another UNIX/NT user out there that
: could help me make this transition.
:
: Compilers for device driver development: Which compiler
: is recommended for NT device driver development? Is the
: GNU C compiler sufficient, or is there a compelling reason
: to buy the Microsoft compiler?
:
: Where can I find NT equivelents to the following tools?
: - grep
: - find
: - find | grep (for a recursive grep)
: - tags
: - cscope
: - diff
:
Maybe you should take a look at www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32

Dirk
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