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ConvertFromTextToHtmlCodeBox.sh

#!/bin/bash

#=====================================================================================
OutputDetailsHeader() {
  if [[ $fDetail -eq 1 ]]; then
    cat <<EOF
<details>
  <summary style="background-color: #fdf6e3; border-color: red; border-radius: 0px; border-style: solid; line-height: 1; padding-bottom: 0em; padding-left: 0.3em; padding-top: 0em;">
    Click here to see a run example<span class="icon">👇</span>
  </summary>
EOF
  fi
}

#=====================================================================================
OutputFileHeader() {
  if [[ $fFileName -eq 1 ]]; then
    declare sPath="$1"
    declare sFilename="$2"
    [[ -z "${sPath}" ]] && sPath="."
    [[ -z "${sFilename}" ]] && sFilename=stdin
    cat <<EOF
  <div style="font-size: small; line-height: 1; text-align: right;">
    <br />
    <span style="font-family: courier; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; text-align: right;">
      ${sPath}
    </span>
    <br />
    <span style="font-weight: bold;">
      ${sFilename}
    </span>
    <br />
    <br />
  </div>
EOF
  fi
}

#=====================================================================================
OutputFileContents() {
cat <<EOF
  <div style="background-color: #FDF6E3; border-style: solid; border-radius: 10px; border-color: blue; color: black; line-height: 1; padding-top: 0em; padding-left: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0em; text-align: left;">
    <span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">
EOF
#Result	Description	Entity Name	Entity Number	Try it
#non-breaking space	&nbsp;	&#160;
#<	less than	&lt;	&#60;
#>	greater than	&gt;	&#62;
#&	ampersand	&amp;	&#38;
#"	double quotation mark	&quot;	&#34;
#'	single quotation mark (apostrophe)	&apos;	&#39;
#¢	cent	&cent;	&#162;
#£	pound	&pound;	&#163;
#¥	yen	&yen;	&#165;
#€	euro	&euro;	&#8364;
#©	copyright	&copy;	&#169;
#®	registered trademark	&reg;	&#174;
sed 's/&/\&amp;/g;
         s/"/\&quot;/g;
         s/</\&lt;/g;
         s/>/\&gt;/g;
         s/\\/\&bsol;/g ;
         s/ /\&nbsp;/g ;
     1 s/^/<pre>/ ;
     $ s/$/<\/pre>/' < <(
  [[ -z "$1" ]] && cat
  [[ ! -z "$1" ]] && cat "$1"
)
  cat <<EOF
    </span>
  </div>
EOF

}

#=====================================================================================
OutputFileFooter() {
  : nothing
}

#=====================================================================================
OutputDetailsFooter() {

[[ $fDetail -eq 1 ]] && echo "</details>"

}

#=====================================================================================
fDetail=1
fFileName=1

while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
  case "$1" in
  --help | -h)
    echo "
Syntax: $0 [options] input-file-name
Where options are:
  -h | --help     Display this help page
  --no-detail     Do not generate the <details> tag
  --no-file-name  Do not generate output for the file name
"
    exit
    ;;
  --h1) ;;
  --h2) ;;
  --id) shift ;;
  --no-detail) fDetail=0 ;;
  --no-file-name) fFileName=0 ;;
  -*) echo "Option $1 is unknown"
     exit ;;
  -- | *) break ;;
  esac
  shift
done

if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
  sPath="."
  sFilename="-"
else
  sPath="$(dirname "$1")"
  sFilename="$(basename "$1")"
fi

OutputDetailsHeader 
OutputFileHeader "${sPath}" "${sFilename}"
OutputFileContents "${1}"
OutputFileFooter
OutputDetailsFooter

CreateGuestDirectory.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) $*"
#echo "${SCRIPT_DIR}"

ShowHelp() {
  echo "
$(basename "$1") [options] emulator-name guest-hardware guest-os
Where options are:
  --           Stop processing options
  -h | --help  Show this help and exit
  --virt-eng   Name of the virtualization program
               SimH
  --guest-hw   Guest simulator platform hardware
  --guest-os   Guest simulator OS
For SimH
  --simh40     Use binaries from SimH 4.0 (Default)
  --simh41     Use binaries from SimH 4.1
"
}

ExitWithMessage() {
  echo "===> $*"
  exit
}

ExitWithErrorMessage() {
  ExitWithMessage "ERROR: $*"
}

sEmuName=
sGuestHw=
sGuestOs=
sSimHVersion=4.0
[[ "$(uname -s)" == CYGWIN* ]] && sRootEmulatorsDirectory=/cygdrive/f/
[[ "$(uname -s)" == Linux*  ]] && sRootEmulatorsDirectory=/Volumes/vol000/
[[ "$(uname -s)" == Darwin* ]] && sRootEmulatorsDirectory=~/Desktop/

while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
  case "$1" in
  --virt-eng) shift ; sEmuName=$1 ;;
  --guest-hw) shift ; sGuestHw=$1 ;;
  --guest-os) shift ; sGuestOs=$1 ;;
  --simh40)
    sSimHVersion=4.0
    ;;
  --simh41)
    sSimHVersion=4.1
    ;;
  --help | -h)
    ShowHelp
    exit
    ;;        
  -- | *) 
    break
    ;;
  esac
  shift
done
[[ -z "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "sRootEmulatorsDirectory not defined"
[[ -z "${sEmuName}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "No Virtualization Engine defined"
[[ -z "${sGuestHw}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "No Guest Hardware Platform defined"
[[ -z "${sGuestOs}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "No Guest OS defined"

mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/mirror/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/${sGuestHw}_${sGuestOs}/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-platform/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-platform/${sGuestHw}/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-os/"
mkdir -p "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-os/${sGuestOs}/"

( cd "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-platform/${sGuestHw}/"
  [[ -h "${sGuestOs}" ]] && rm "${sGuestOs}"
  ln -sf "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/${sGuestHw}_${sGuestOs}" "${sGuestOs}"
)

( cd "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/by-os/${sGuestOs}"
  [[ -h "${sGuestHw}" ]] && rm "${sGuestHw}"
  ln -sf "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/${sGuestHw}_${sGuestOs}" "${sGuestHw}" 
)

case "${sEmuName}" in
SimH)
  cd "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/mirror/"
  unset sBinName
  if [[ "$(uname -s)" == CYGWIN* ]]; then
    EXE=.exe
  else
    EXE=
  fi
  if [[ ${sSimHVersion} == 4.0 ]]; then
    [[ ! -d simh-4.0/BIN ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "ERROR: Cannot find directory 'simh-4.0/BIN'. Did you download the package from https://github.com/simh/simh/suites/11977682803/artifacts/628547788?"

    case "${sGuestHw}" in
    pdp-11)        sBinName=PDP11 ;;
    microvax-3900) sBinName=MicroVAX3900 ;;
    vax-11-750)    sBinName=VAX750 ;;
    vax-11-780)    sBinName=VAX780 ;;
    vax-8600)      sBinName=VAX8600 ;;
    *)
      ExitWithErrorMessage "No process define yet for '${sGuestHw}' under '${sEmuName} 4.0'"
      ;;
    esac
    cd simh-4.0
    chmod a+x BIN/*
  elif [[ ${$sSimHVersion} == 4.1 ]]; then
    if [[ -d simh-4.1 ]]; then
      ( cd simh-4.1 && git fetch --all -v )
    else
      git clone https://github.com/open-simh/simh.git simh-4.1
    fi
    echo "
===> Compiling and testing the simulator for '${sGuestHw}'
"
    case "${sGuestHw}" in
    pdp-11)        sBinName=pdp11 ;;
    microvax-3900) sBinName=microvax3900 ;;
    vax-11-750)    sBinName=vax750 ;;
    vax-11-780)    sBinName=vax780 ;;
    vax-8600)      sBinName=vax8600 ;;
    *)
      ExitWithErrorMessage "No process define yet for '${sGuestHw}' under '${sEmuName} 4.1'"
      ;;
    esac
  fi
  [[ -z "${sBinName}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "no binary program name defined for guest '${sGuestHw}'"

  if [[ $sSimHVersion == 4.1 ]]; then
    if [[ $(uname -s) == CYGWIN* ]]; then
      [[ -d windows-build-windows-build ]] && mv windows-build-windows-build windows-build
      if [[ -d windows-build && -f windows-build/winpcap/WpdPack/Include/pcap.h ]]; then
        : # do nothing
      else
        if [[ ! -f windows-build.zip ]]; then
          echo "===> Downloading pcap for Windows"
          wget --quiet https://github.com/simh/windows-build/archive/windows-build.zip
        fi
        [[ -f windows-build.zip ]] && 7z x -y windows-build.zip
        [[ -d windows-build-windows-build ]] && mv windows-build-windows-build windows-build
      fi
      [[ ! -f windows-build/winpcap/WpdPack/Include/pcap.h ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "Cannot retrieve the pcap for the Windows build"
    fi

    cd simh-4.1 && make ${sBinName}
    if [[ ! -x ./BIN/${sBinName} ]]; then
      if [[ ${sBinName} == microvax3900 && -x ./BIN/vax ]]; then
        echo "===> WARNING: executable not present. Creating new copy from base guest machine"
        cp BIN/vax${EXE} BIN/${sBinName}${EXE}
      else
        ExitWithErrorMessage "Cannot find binary."
      fi
    fi
  fi

  [[ ! -x "./BIN/${sBinName}${EXE}" ]] && ExitWithErrorMessage "cannot find executable '$(pwd)/./BIN/${sBinName}${EXE}'" 
  ./BIN/${sBinName}

  cd "${sRootEmulatorsDirectory}/Emulators/${sEmuName}/guests/${sGuestHw}_${sGuestOs}/"
  ln -sf ../../mirror/simh-${sSimHVersion}/BIN/${sBinName}${EXE} ${sBinName}-${sSimHVersion}
  echo "===> Test run for the simulator link inside the guest base directory"
  ./${sBinName}-${sSimHVersion}
  ;;
*)
  ExitWithErrorMessage "No process defined yet for '${sEmuName}'"
  ;;
esac
echo
echo "==> Contents of guest directory"
echo
ls 
echo "

Execute the line below to change to your guest base directory

cd '$(pwd)'
"

CreateMyTapInterface.sh

#!/bin/bash

while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
  case "$1" in
  --)
    # stop processing parameters
    break
    ;;
  --help | -h)
    echo "
$(basename "$0"): [options] virtualization-program [vendor] tap-id
Where virtualization-program can be:
  simh    SimH. You need to provide the vendor. Valid values are:
                dec : PDP, VAX, MicroVAX

Where options are:
  --help | -h    This help screen
"
    exit
    ;;
  *)
    break
    ;;
  esac
  shift
done

fErr=1
[[ "$1" == simh && $# -eq 3 ]] && fErr=0
[[ ${fErr} -eq 1 && $# -eq 2 ]] && fErr=0
if [[ ${fErr}  -eq 1 ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Number of parameters ($#) for '$1' is wrong."
  exit
fi

sVirt="$1"
sTapId="$2"
sVirtTapBase=""
sOUI=""
sNicId=""
case "${sVirt}" in
simh)
  # 08:00:2B:5A:71:E1
  sVirtTapBase="mytap_simh"
  sOUI=""
  case "$2" in
  dec)
    sOUI="08002B"
    ;;
  *)
    echo "ERROR: SimH: Invalid vendor '$2'"
    exit
    ;;
  esac
  sNicId="000000${3}"
  sNicId=${sNicId: -6}
  ;;
*)
  echo "ERROR: Unknown virtualization program '${sVirt}'"
  exit
  ;;
esac

sOUI=$(echo $sOUI|tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')
sNicId=$(echo $sNicId|tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')
case "$(uname -s)" in
CYGWIN*)
  if [[ ! -x "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/OpenVPN/bin/openvpn" ]]; then
    echo "ERROR: OpenVPN is not installed"
    exit
  fi
  ;;
esac

echo "Tap interface name is '${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}'"

case "$(uname -s)" in
CYGWIN*)

  wmic nic where '(NetConnectionId="'${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}'")' get
exit

  if [[ $(/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/OpenVPN/bin/openvpn --show-adapters | grep -c "'${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}'") -eq 0 ]]; then
    cat <<EOF

  Create a tap interface called '${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}'

  Open a cmd session as administrator and execute the following command:

  "c:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\tapctl.exe" create --name "${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}" --hwid root\tap0901

  1) After adding to the bridge, the 'Network Connections' page is *not* automatically refreshed. You need to press F5 and confirm that the interface is type is "Network Bridge"
  2) Please double check that the new tap interface is associated to 'TAP-Windows Adapter V9'
EOF
  else
    cat <<EOF

  There is already a tap interface with this name.
EOF
  fi
  cat <<EOF

  There is no CLI way to identify if this interface is already member of the network bridge. I will open the 'Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections'. Please right clich the interface and then click "Add to bridge". Afther this is done, please press ENTER to continue.


EOF
  cmd /c ncpa.cpl
  read -p 'Press ENTER to continue: '

  sSimHGuest=""
  [[ -x microvax3900-4.1 ]] && sSimHGuest=microvax3900-4.1

  /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/OpenVPN/bin/openvpn --show-adapters | grep "'${sVirtTapBase}_${sOUI}_${sNicId}'"|awk '{print $2}'
  printf 'show xq eth\nexit' > .tmp.$$.ini
  ./${sSimHGuest} .tmp.$$.ini
  rm .tmp.$$.ini
  ;;
*)
  echo "$(uname -s): I have no idea how to proceed...."
  exit
  ;;
esac

case "${sVirt}" in
simh)
  cat <<EOF

  Add the following lines to your SimH .ini file

  For a MicroVAX3900

    ; Network Interface
    set xq enable
    ; Attention: If it fails with DELQA-T, try DELQA. The other option is DEQNA, which is the oldest board type
    set xq type=delqa-t
    set xq mac=${sOUI:0:2}:${sOUI:2:2}:${sOUI:4:2}:${sNicId:0:2}:${sNicId:2:2}:${sNicId:4:2}
    attach xq ...
EOF
  ;;
*)
  echo "${sVirt}: I have no idea what to suggest"
  ;;
esac

GenerateHtmlFromAllSupportingScripst.sh

#!/bin/bash

[[ -f /tmp/$$.tmp ]] && rm /tmp/$$.tmp
touch /tmp/$$.tmp

cat >> /tmp/$$.tmp <<EOF
<h1 style="text-align: left;">Supporting scripts</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Table of Contents</h2>
<ul>
EOF

c=1
for f in *.sh; do
  echo "<li><a href=\"#chapter-id-${c}\">${f}</a></li>" >>/tmp/$$.tmp
  ((c++))
done

cat >>/tmp/$$.tmp <<EOF
</ul>

<h2 style="text-align: left;">Build environment</h2>
EOF

c=1
for f in *.sh; do
  echo $f
  cat >>/tmp/$$.tmp <<EOF
<h3 id="“chapter-id-${c}”" style="text-align: left;">${f}</h3>
EOF
  ./ConvertFromTextToHtmlCodeBox.sh --no-file-name --no-detail $f >> /tmp/$$.tmp
  ((c++))
done 

case $(uname -s) in
CYGWIN*) cat /tmp/$$.tmp > /dev/clipboard ;;
#Darwin*)
#Linux*)
esac

rm /tmp/$$.tmp

simh.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) $*"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/CreateGuestDirectory.sh" --virt-eng SimH $*

simh_3bsd_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 3bsd

simh_4-1bsd_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 4-1bsd

simh_4-2bsd_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 4-2bsd

simh_4-3bsd-reno_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 4-3bsd-reno

simh_4-3bsd_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 4-3bsd

simh_4bsd_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" 4bsd

simh_microvax-3900.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) $*"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh.sh" --guest-hw microvax-3900 $*

simh_pdp-11.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) Guest OS: $1"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh.sh" pdp-11 "$1"

simh_ultrix-1.0_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" --guest-os ultrix-1.0 $*

simh_ultrix-1.1_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" --guest-os ultrix-1.1 $*

simh_ultrix-2.0_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-780.sh" --guest-os ultrix-2.0 $*

simh_ultrix-3.0_microvax-3900.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_microvax-3900.sh" ultrix-3.0

simh_ultrix-3.1_pdp-11.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_pdp-11.sh" ultrix-3.1

simh_ultrix-4.0_microvax-3900.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_microvax-3900.sh" --guest-os ultrix-4.0 $*

simh_ultrix-4.0_vax-8600.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-8600.sh" ultrix-4.0

simh_ultrix-4.2_microvax-3900.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_microvax-3900.sh" --guest-os ultrix-4.2 $*

simh_ultrix-4.5_microvax-3900.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_microvax-3900.sh" --guest-os ultrix-4.5 $*

simh_vax-11-750.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) Guest OS: $1"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh.sh" vax-11-750 "$1"

simh_vax-11-780.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) $*"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh.sh" --guest-hw vax-11-780 $*

simh_vax-8600.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0) Guest OS: $1"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh.sh" vax-8600 "$1"

simh_vm2-2.0_vax-11-750.sh

#!/bin/bash

SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
echo "($0)"
"${SCRIPT_DIR}/simh_vax-11-750.sh" vms-2.0

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