Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
From: schedan@eskimo.com (Daniel Scheurell)
Subject: Re: New users, icc help!
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
Date: 6 Jan 94 04:37:06 GMT
Message-ID: <CJ6y5v.BM4@eskimo.com>

Tod H. Matola (thmatola@cis.ysu.edu) wrote:
: Hello,


:    We have an older version of INMOS ANSI C Toolset, and I am not sure
: if I have all of the configuration material that it requires. I have
: the user guide and reference guide. What I am have a problem with is
: setting it up.

: After completing the install.bat and install2.bat procedures we have problems.
: Every time I attempt to compile the sample programs I get a stupid
: error message that is no where in the manuals. It goes something like
: this: 
: icc hellop.c /o hellop.tco /ta /g /wt
:     and it says
: error - iserver - protocol error, read nonsense from the link (!!!!! mine)

"iserver" is the DOS program that interfaces your PC to your transputer
motherboard.  It is called from within the itools executables.
This particular message could be due to a motherboard installation problem.
Check the motherboard manual to ensure correct installation.
Is there a TRAM installed in slot 0 of the board (B008/B009)?  Also,
check that the version of the server you're using is compiled for that
motherboard.  The source for the server is provided with the toolset.
An accompanying make file tells how to compile for various hardware
configurations.

: I have also noticed this behavior from any of the itools executables
: isim,ilink,.....

All the itools use the same iserver.

: Oh yea, it is official copy from INMOS(august 1990) running under the
: MS/DOS 4.01 on 386/20 with no fpu.

: Any information on this puzzling problem would be greatly appreciated...

: Thanks,

:   Tod Matola
:   Assistant Admin. at YSU

Dan Scheurell
schedan@eskimo.com

