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− | ''Nekoware and the Nekochan site are gone and unlikely to come back.'' | + | '''The Nekochan site, and along with it active Nekoware development, is gone and is unlikely to come back. See below for active porting efforts''' |
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| + | ''NOTE! You can obtain older dumps of the ftp.nekochan.net site from these archive.org links:'' |
| + | * https://archive.org/details/ftp.nekochan.net.2013.08 |
| + | * https://archive.org/details/ftp.nekochan.net.2017.12 |
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− | '''Nekoware''' is a community project to create and offer a set of binary open source packages for [[MIPS|MIPS 4]] [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]] machines running [[IRIX]] 6.5.21 or later. | + | '''Nekoware''' was a community project to create and offer a set of binary open source packages for [[MIPS|MIPS 4]] [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]] machines running [[IRIX]] 6.5.21 or later. |
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− | See [http://www.nekochan.net/downloads.php this page] for an up-to-date list of Nekoware mirrors and FAQ or the [[Packaging Software]] article if you want to contribute.
| + | With the demise of Nekochan, the following sites currently (as of July 2019) offer nekoware mirrors. |
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| + | [http://nekofiles.irixnet.org/ http://nekofiles.irixnet.org/ operated by the Irix Network] |
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− | <!-- * '''Project Manager''' <up for election>
| + | [http://mirror.rqsall.com/ http://mirror.rqsall.com/ operated by Larbob] |
− | * '''Coders''' <voluteers wanted>
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− | * '''Testers''' <voluteers wanted>
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− | -->
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| + | == Installing and Managing Nekoware Using nekodeps.pl == |
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| + | Due to the many dependencies of most nekoware packages, manually installing nekoware can be challenging. Most users use a [http://techpubs.spinlocksolutions.com/irix/nekoware-installer/ perl script developed by Spinlock Solutions, nekodeps.pl,] to automate downloading and installing nekoware packages. |
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| + | Follow the following steps to setup a functioning Nekoware/nekodeps install: |
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| + | 1. Add the default nekoware binary locations, /usr/nekoware/bin and /usr/nekoware, to your path. |
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| + | 2. Download and install (using [[Inst]] or [[Software Manager]]) neko_perl-5.8.9.tardist from a nekoware mirror. It does not require any dependencies. |
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| + | 3. Download [http://techpubs.spinlocksolutions.com/irix/nekoware-installer/nekodeps.pl nekodeps.pl]. |
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| + | 4. Configure the nekodeps.pl install using the following command: |
| + | <pre> perl nekodeps.pl --config </pre> |
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| + | 5. Edit the file ~/conf/nekodeps.conf to point to a nekoware mirror with a copy of descript.ion (such as Larbob's above). You can leave most settings intact. |
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| + | 6. Download and install nekoware_wget using nekodeps.pl using the following command: |
| + | <pre> perl nekodeps.pl --bootstrap </pre> |
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| + | 7. Download current .ion files using following command: |
| + | <pre> perl nekodeps.pl --ion </pre> |
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| + | 8. Use perl to run nekodeps.pl <PACKAGE> to download and install packages and nekodeps.pl -l to list all available packages. |
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| == Known problems and resolutions == | | == Known problems and resolutions == |
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| * neko_qt 3.3.5 has problems building basic examples. | | * neko_qt 3.3.5 has problems building basic examples. |
| * Super tux racer seems to need extra paths set in LD_LIBRARY_PATH | | * Super tux racer seems to need extra paths set in LD_LIBRARY_PATH |
− | * -- Add your gripes here --
| + | * Some packages break other packages from time to time for example the SQL lite issue mentioned on the old Nekochan forums: https://web.archive.org/web/20160319074632/http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=16726024 (archive link) |
− | * Some packages break other packages from time to time for example the SQL lite issue mentioned on the forums: http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=16726024 | + | |
| + | == Getting Help and Active Porting Efforts == |
| + | '''[https://forums.irixnet.org/ IRIX Network]''' is one of two forums available to focus on SGI/MIPS based hardware. They do not have an IRC or other live discussion, see Silicon Graphics User Group below. |
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− | === IRC Channel ===
| + | '''[https://forums.sgi.sh/ The Silicon Graphics User Group]''' hosts a community of developers working to port additional software to [[IRIX]]. Users can obtain help with nekoware, porting new software, or general SGI issues in the online forums and the group's Discord server. An IRC relay is available at irc.oftc.net Channel: #sgidev. |
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− | #devel on irc.nekochan.net
| + | == See Also == |
| + | * [[Nekochan.net]] |
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| [[Category:SGI]] | | [[Category:SGI]] |