SC-IM on Windows

[denisov0gleb]

First of all, thank you for your project, it looks nice!

Question:

Is it possible to build SC-IM on Windows?

First look to Makefile shows that it is strongly depend on *nix architecture.

Also there are not listed any Dependencies in Readme file :((

[andmarti1424]

Basically it requires ncurses. Havent tried it since I am not a Windows user. It would probably build successfully with minimum changes. If you manage to build it please share those changes so I can merge them in the project and give SC-IM full WIndows support.

[Virgilio-AI]

I couldn't do it, I tried using ubuntu from the microsoft store but making the file leads to and error, if somebody manages to do it please let me know

[andmarti1424]

What's your OS? Ubuntu or Windows? Did you download ncurses?

[Virgilio-AI]

my os is windows, for me to use ncurses I tried using the linux ubuntu terminal in available in the microsoft store, I manage to install all the requirements but making the file fails ( I believe since it is only a terminal of ubuntu and literally you only have one folder and would have to create the full system from scratch) I think the main problem and the reason I was not able to do it from a simple power shell is because I didn't found any information about how to install ncurses and bison

[Virgilio-AI]

ncurses is not avaliable for windows 10

[andmarti1424]

Mmm. Try cygwin perhaps?

[xlucn]

If you are using Windows WSL, then isn't that Ubuntu already a complete Linux system. Have you tried to install ncurses and bison just like on *nix platforms with (within the ubuntu terminal you mentioned)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ncurses bison

or something similar?

[Virgilio-AI]

@OliverLew, yes that's the first think I did and it worked, but I belive that terminal is not very well integrated into the sistem so i doesn't let's me navigate my computer files and store new, obviously it doesn't alouds to compile files that are inside my sistem, I believe is just an emulation of linux. if somebody know's what to do you can let me know. I am currently using the ubuntu app that I found in the microsoft store, I could use any suggested ones to get all running. and cygwin I believe doesn't alouds ncurses

[Virgilio-AI]

@OliverLew hello, yes you were right. I found out the folder that cointains all windows data. I think I am almost there. if you have more experience making proyects using make perhabs you could help me with this error message I have already installed ncurses, bison, make, gcc. even the optionals. it says undefined I have already included -lncurses at the end of the compile command and still don't works. I am pretty shure that I have ncurses working because I compiled and runned a single test file. so any suggestions?

note: I will gladly share the changes I made to make it work in windows properly once I get it to work :)

[andmarti1424]

It's not linking to ncurses properly. Try with - lncursesw

[xlucn]

doesn't let's me navigate my computer files and store new,

@Virgilio-AI that seems the only problem here. I guess it's something like you downloaded sc-im files on Windows and couldn't access those files in the Ubuntu subsystem?

Actually you can do everything just in Ubuntu, download(clone) source files with git.

Or if you want to send files from Windows to Ubuntu, a quick search leads me to this: https://www.howtogeek.com/426749/how-to-access-your-linux-wsl-files-in-windows-10/

Anyway, the problem is not related to sc-im.

[andmarti1424]

Did you try it with cygwin @Virgilio-AI ?

[andmarti1424]

btw, old SC used to work on ms-dos.. Dont know how the ncurses stuff was handled..

[andmarti1424]

If you managed to build it please dont forget to add a wiki explaining the steps done! Thanks!

[hamza-tam]

@andmarti1424, I have been using sc-im on windows with WSL for the past year and it works perfectly fine. Building on WSL with Ubuntu requires to follow exactly the same steps as building a machine with Ubuntu installed.

[andmarti1424]

@hamza-tam thanks! That's good to know