Galaxy Communicator Documentation:

Windows NT Port



Introduction

The Windows NT port of the HUB and support libraries is a joint effort between AT&T, CMU and MITRE. However, all questions and bug reports should be sent to bugs-darpacomm@linus.mitre.org.

Our plan is to distribute this port as both source and pre-compiled executables and libraries. The source and pre-compiled versions should be available through our regular download method. We have tried to follow the guidelines by placing the libraries and executables in the same fashion as their Unix counterparts, except the "arch-os" directory is named x86-nt. So for example, the HUB executable compiled using our project settings would be placed under GalaxyCommunicator/bin/x86-nt/HUB.exe. The same applies for the libraries.
 


What has been ported?

Only a subset of the Galaxy Communicator distribution has been ported. We have concentrated on the HUB executable and on  the libraries necessary for writing servers compatible with the Windows platform. Microsoft's Visual Studio 6.0, which includes Visual C++, was used as a compiler, and the project and workspace files (Microsoft's alternative to Makefiles) are also VC++ 6.0 compliant. We have generated and added to the archive makefiles with .mak extensions as well. The same source base is used on all platforms (Unix and Windows). If you require Makefile support for different versions of MSVC++ and/or alternative compilers, please contact us at bugs-darpacomm@linus.mitre.org.The system has only been tested on Windows NT 4.0 SP 5, we would appreciate feedback on other platforms in which this system was successfully (or unsuccessfully) used on.
A new workspace has been created that holds all the Win32 projects. It can be found at:
  GalaxyCommunicator/GC.dsw
The following are the libraries that were ported, their equivalent workspace files and where the compiled libraries and/or executables are placed:

Core library ported:

MIT library ported: MITRE library ported: Executables ported:

What libraries do I need to compile the HUB?

The HUB executable depends on the libGalaxy.lib library.


How do I write a server?

The following are the libraries that most servers require: There is no longer any difference between platforms in writing a server. As documented in the section on adding a server, the new style of header generation relies only on the C preprocessor, so it is portable across platforms. All MITRE examples have been upgraded to use this new style. As a demonstration, the double example has been ported to NT.


Differences between Unix and Windows

The functionality differs slightly between Unix and Windows versions. Below are some of the known limitations and differences.
Please send comments and suggestions to: bugs-darpacomm@linus.mitre.org
Last modified July 13, 2000

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