For a long I had the dream that OS/2/ArcaOS users would be able to install software in more easy way on OS/2.
More in a way as can do in the app store on your mobile phone or a Linux package manager. ArcaOS already
comes with ANPM (Arca Noae Package Manager). But a lot of files in rpm.netlabs.org are DLL's and tools such
as GCC/OpenSSL, SSH. A lot of the software is for developers/tech people.
I have mentioned the GCC factory project in my OS/2 VOICE presentations Warpstock presentations for longer time.
Its a project where developers who port software from Linux to OS/2 are together on mailing list.
Some of the people help make WPI/RPM packages that you can install on ArcaOS.
All packaged software can be found at https://rpm.os2voice.org. We both have RPM and Warpin files repository.
You should not download the files with your browser from any of the repositories, but add the repository in ANPM.
Doing so is not that difficult:
- Goto your ArcaOS "System Setup folder".Click on thge "Computer" folder on
your ArcaOS Desktop, then click on "System System" folder and click on Arca Noae Package Manager icon. - In he ANPM click on the menu option Repositories.
- Click in the new window that is shown Repository.
Click on Add->WPI repository
4. In the Name and Description field you can enter anything you want. In the URI window add: https://rpm.os2voice.org/warpin/release/
You can go in the main screen on ANPM and in the left hand window where it says Available: click on Warpin.Here you can select a Warpin package. The following files exists currently:
- ArcaOS_MMOS2updater-1-0-0-01.wpi
This will update install Mplayer, SMPlayer, suppport to play MIDI files (Timidity)
and MP3 and FLAG audio codecs. It will also install update Multimedia classes.
If you are running ArcaOS 5.1.0. or 5.1.1. install: CWMM-0-3-1-0.wpi first (this is not needed on the upcoming ArcaOS 5.1.2),
After reboot you can just about play any audio or video file on ArcaOS. - TAME_SANE_SCANNER_105.WPI: Tame is program for USB scanners, install TAME for ArcaOS and SANE
backend drivers for USB scanners. - PMPDF_PRINTERPORT_105.WPI: PMPDF is a printer port driver you can print anything to this printerport driver
and its turned into a PDF file. - Open_Transport_Tyccoon_141.WPI: OpenTTD is the open source Transport Tycoon game, Installs out of the box
with audio and all the graphics. - embellish_photo_editor_v202.wpi: is the old OS/2 Embelish graphics program repackaged in Warpin format.
- If you have any technical questions or issues please send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Feel free to also contact us via email if you want to see other software packaged in Warpin format. - We only support ArcaOS 5.1.x versions and higher. This because we have limited human resources
to test on eCS and older versions of OS/2. - The benefit of installing these packages via ANPM is when they are updated you can just select in ANPM the
option: "update all". That way ANPM will check if any of the packages are updated and offer you with the choice
if you want to download the updated packages and install them.About the GCC factory
The GCC factory is project setup by the Dutch OS/2 VOICE foundation. The following people have contributed to the ports of and packages:
Gregg Young, Steve Levine, Paul Smedley, Silvan Scherrer, Dmitriy Kuminov, Jan Erik Larka, Alex Taylor, Andrey aka Digi, Maartin Iturbide,
Andy Willis, Elbert Pol. Thank you all for your contributions!
The innovative part is next to RPM packages we also have a Warpin repository with Warpin files. And from Warpin packages developers
can check if files are needed from RPM files yes or no. This has been made easier with the code written by Alex Taylor.