Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 01:26:47 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Vishal Patil <bsd.devil@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Tools for FreeBSD development Message-ID: <17778.28199.840536.382017@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <457255D3.7070806@elischer.org> References: <eb7c8e2e0612021224x13598151ya58e471c9dfaa3b4@mail.gmail.com> <eb7c8e2e0612021528h47239e5cl3cf0c1e08e399329@mail.gmail.com> <eb7c8e2e0612021536t605c76dau82e229f71226ea6c@mail.gmail.com> <457255D3.7070806@elischer.org>
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In <457255D3.7070806@elischer.org>, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> typed: > Vishal Patil wrote: > > I have recently moved over from Linux to FreeBSD and would like to know if > > there is something similar to UML (User Mode Linux) for doing kernel > > development for FreeBSD. Reading different mailing lists, wikis etc it > > seems > > that "qemu" seems to be the best option. Is this tool used by most of the > > FreeBSD developers? > I have used vmware in the past but I think that it probably > isn't running at the moment.. qemu is probably the closest... > Couurently I use a separate machine connected via serial console > and a debugging serial connection for gdb. (you can pick up an > old headless pentium PC good enough for this sort of thing for > about 200 dollars if you look around.. You can probably get one > for free if you try hard enough.. it doesn't have to be fast.. $200?! How about $50? Assuming you're not 1) outside the US, 2) talking about some $s other than US$s, or 3) have a lot higher idea of what's "good enough for this sort of thing" than I do. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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