From owner-freebsd-sparc Thu Jul 1 3:25:41 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from tardis.patho.gen.nz (tardis.patho.gen.nz [203.97.2.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B1D8155E9 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 03:25:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jabley@tardis.patho.gen.nz) Received: (from jabley@localhost) by tardis.patho.gen.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA29979 for freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:25:36 +1200 (NZST) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:25:36 +1200 From: Joe Abley To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: 32-bit sparc port Message-ID: <19990701222536.C29967@patho.gen.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.5i X-Files: the Truth is Out There Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi, From recent archives it looks like there's a few people with some vintage sparc hardware to throw at a 32-bit porting attempt. Just thought I'd throw up my hand too -- I have an IPX running OpenBSD 2.5 on my desk at home, and there will be a SPARC Classic joining it in the next couple of weeks. I'm more than happy for only one of these boxes to work at any point in time :) I'd consider myself an adequate (possibly competent :) programmer, but I've never attempted to cross-compile a single line of code. However, I should have some time in the next six months or so, since I'm on a bit of a wind-down at work waiting for a visa so we can move countries, and my pregnant wife is asleep for most of the time so I'm bored in the evenings :) In other words, if other people might be able to chip in the occasional word of encouragement and/or advice, I'm quite happy to trudge around doing some legwork. This is probably a particularly naive thing to ask, but is there any general info describing basic approaches to porting *BSD between architectures? I've had a wander around, but I can't find anything on the NetBSD or OpenBSD web pages. I'll have a trawl through the alpha mailing list archives in the mean time. Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-sparc Thu Jul 1 17:30:41 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from sturm.canonware.com (canonware.com [204.107.140.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4823915363 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:30:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jasone@canonware.com) Received: from localhost (jasone@localhost) by sturm.canonware.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA25171; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:26:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jasone@canonware.com) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:26:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Evans To: Wes Peters Cc: Scott MacFiggen , sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status? In-Reply-To: <377193F0.2B1F40EB@softweyr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Wes Peters wrote: > Scott MacFiggen wrote: > > > > "Robert S. Sciuk" wrote: > > > OpenBSD and NetBSD both work on 32 bit sparc ... I guess that's where > > > we'll have to look for the near term. > > > > I see... Thanks for the info. > > > > The FAQ says Jason Evans tracked down a lot of documentation that > > outsiders wouldn't be able to get.. Did he ever post this info > > anywhere? > > Sun doesn't have documentation outsiders wouldn't be able to get, for > the most part. Finding it and paying for it are separate issues. Not completely true. Some needed information for device configuration on the boards I was working with was only to be found on circuit diagrams with "Proprietary/Confidential" stamped all over them. Granted, a bit of reverse engineering could get one past such road blocks... Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message