Re: [TUHS] C-news is built

To get files into a 4.3BSD SIMH system the easiest way is with a Python script that blockifies the file by outputting a 32 bits length (say 0x400), then that many bytes, then the length again, and repeat for next block until done. There is also a Perl version floating around which is popular for canned SIMH scripts/packages. Then you mount this file on tm0 (if I recall) in SIMH and then in the emulated system it appears at /dev/mt0. I normally use tar in conjunction but it's not necessary (note star is a highly compatible tar implementation, I think it is by Joerg from this list, although I use actual 4.3BSD tar compiled for Linux and I think gnu tar also works mostly). I can send the details later, I am using phone atm. Nick On Mar 11, 2017 4:52 AM, "John Floren" < john(a)jfloren.net <mailto:john@jfloren.net> > wrote: Thanks Warren and Geoff, Two problems: 1. 403 forbidden on that tarball 2. What's the best way to get these files into a running 4.3 system? Thanks! John On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 2:49 AM, Warren Toomey < wkt(a)tuhs.org <mailto:wkt@tuhs.org> > wrote: <http://minnie.tuhs.org/Y5/Cnews/> Cnews/ system? a <https://github.com/DoctorWkt/4bsd-uucp> 4bsd-uucp. You can get it <https://github.com/DoctorWkt/4bsd-uucp.git> 4bsd-uucp.git \ > --branch 4.3BSD --single-branch > > Once it's solid enough I will make this the default branch, but I'll > leave the 4.2BSD branch there as well. > > Thanks Geoff! > Warren