minix2 mined

This is Minix 2.0 mined, massaged to compile (maybe even work!) on Linux systems in 2019.

Why would I do something so foolish? To prove that I can, I guess, and as part of my ongoing crusade to fill my github account with every editor I can get my grubby little paws on.

Also, ples no flame for porting a sacred Minix program to a filthy monolithic kernel :)

differences

For the full gory details, check out mined-diff, which is the minimum necessary change to get it to compile. The short version is:

• Expand _PROTOTYPE macro inline. I actually hate this macro, it's the bane of my existance. Just write it out properly ffs! If you're really writing ancient C that can't handle writing it out properly, do an #ifdef! Argh! Anyways, if you also hate yourself, here's a sed incantation that'll handle single-line invocations of this hellish macro (pull requests for a multi-line version welcomed with open arms): sed -i -e 's/_PROTOTYPE( *\([^,]*\), *\(([^)]*)\).*/\1 \2;/g' *
• Remove some Minix-specific cruft; include config.h inline in source tree.
• void main → int main (modern style)
• Include term.h and link against ncurses
• Rename paramaters and variables lines → lns, since something about including term.h borks these.

enhancements

Here's what I've changed after the initial commit.

• Modify mined to support xterm escape sequences.

copying

In what will hopefully be read as good faith, I'm including the original license as I found it at upstream and avoiding taking any credit for anything more than some sed-hacking and compilation fixes.

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