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WinX

2008-04-23T22:00:24Z

Nmcmilla: /* GUI */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** <strike>and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well.</strike> - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** <strike>also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike>
* <strike>Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.</strike>
** <strike>if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* <strike>The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).</strike>
* Needs icon.
* <strike>Needs About.</strike>'''Fixed 4/23/08 by mthomson'''
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.-should be covered on the Wiki
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T19:27:39Z

Nmcmilla: /* compile pane */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** <strike>and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well.</strike> - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike>
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* <strike>Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T19:18:33Z

Nmcmilla: /* xinu interaction */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike>
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* <strike>Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** <strike>Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T19:11:22Z

Nmcmilla: /* xinu interaction */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike>
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* <strike>Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** <strike>Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/22/08 by nmcmilla '''
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T18:56:39Z

Nmcmilla: /* xinu interaction */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike>
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T18:56:19Z

Nmcmilla: /* serial port 2 */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?</strike> - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T18:42:53Z

Nmcmilla: /* GUI */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* <strike>No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T18:42:39Z

Nmcmilla: /* GUI */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
<strike>* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.</strike>'''Fixed 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

----

WinX

2008-04-22T18:37:39Z

Nmcmilla: /* xinu interaction */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope, no its not
** Get rid of stuff in devel package that is unnecessary

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* <strike>Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla''' - Checks whether connected to backend or not, if connected, continues with process, if not, then runs normally.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----

WinX

2008-04-21T22:33:44Z

Nmcmilla: /* mschul */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.) - Outside scope

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----

WinX

2008-04-21T22:30:34Z

Nmcmilla: /* compile pane */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.)

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well. - Outside scope
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----

WinX

2008-04-21T22:29:07Z

Nmcmilla: /* serial port 2 */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.)

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well.
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>'''Fixed: 4/21/08 by nmcmilla'''

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----

WinX

2008-04-21T22:28:40Z

Nmcmilla: /* serial port 2 */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.)

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well.
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.</strike>
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down? - NO
* <strike>Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.</strike>

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----

WinX

2008-04-19T19:58:44Z

Nmcmilla: /* serial port 2 */

== About WinX ==

Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.

*Working Objective Statement
**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.

*Current developers include:
**Adam Koehler
**Nicholas McMillan
**Matthew Thomson
**Christopher Swiderski

== Phases of WinX ==
*Design
**The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.

*Implementation
**The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.

*Major Implemenation Phases
**Internal: January - Alpha Stage (Completed)
**Alpha: March 12, 2008 (Completed)
**Beta: <strike>April 9, 2008</strike> April 16, 2008 (Active)
**Live: April 28, 2008

== WinX Development ==
WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

== WinXINU Testing ==
The team has uploaded several files for external beta testing of WinXINU.

*Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
*Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
**2a) Run Setup.exe
**2b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
**2c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
**2d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
*Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin

Example:
MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"

*Step 4: Run WinXINU executable
*Step 5: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
*Step 6: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build

== WinXINU Testing Feedback ==
Use a structure similar to the following:
*name
**Error/Comment Title
***Description of error/comment

----

=== mschul ===
* Improve cygwin installation process.
** (Didn't work very well on a computer that had already been setup.)

==== compile pane ====
*<strike> I should be able to click 'make' or 'make clean' whenever a damn well feel like.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''
** and there should be a mechanism for making other targets as well.
*<strike> Implement 'Errors and Warnings' checkbox.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/19/08 by cswiders'''

==== xinu-status ====
* Perhaps only query morbius at most once per second (disabling the 'update now' button for a second)

==== xinu interaction ====
* Connect to backend, select mips-console, program complains and goes on anyway. No good.
* <strike>Run 'testsuite' and compare output to linux version (ignoring the VT100 thing).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
** also typing a single \ should produce a single slash. Not typing \\ to produce
* <strike>Verify *ALL* control characters are not printed.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Something with 'mips-console' and xinu just going, seems...odd.
** if the download fails it still keeps on a truckin'.
* Continue session doesn't continue session until a client side character is typed.
** Also, I can backspace over previous characters after typing ctrl-space.
** Perhaps, ctrl-space should also be the continue code (once will pause, twice will continue).
* <strike>Clear history in the interaction tabs (or even have a value to specify lines of scrollback).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>xsh$ clear (makes WinX go boom).</strike> '''Fixed: 4/16/08 by akoehler'''
* 'Command request timed out' ... clearly it did not.

==== serial port 2 ====
* <strike>Should have option to connect to same backend2 name as serial port 1 (if connected on 1)</strike>. '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''
* <strike>Clicking cancel in the select specific backend2 should not produce an error message. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* <strike>Connect to preferred when already connected produces no warnings. </strike> '''Fixed: 4/17/08 by nmcmilla'''
* Connecting to backend2 hops to the top of the textbox.
* Is there any way that hitting backspace won't jump to the top and back down?
* Ctrl-space should work here too. And make sure continue session still works on this pane.

==== config ====
* <strike>New user profile should auto-set in config after creation.</strike> '''Fixed: 4/18/08 by akoehler'''

==== GUI ====
* The color seems funky (tab color doesn't match background color).
* Needs icon.
* Needs About.
* Needs 'command descriptions'
* Possibly needs a quick start guide in the help menu.
* No keybindings for 'New Profile,' 'Save Profile,' etc.

----