Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 01:31:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Jeremiah Gowdy <jgowdy@home.com> Cc: <scanner@jurai.net>, <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: x86-64 Hammer and IA64 Itainium Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0104180122410.19310-100000@achilles.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <001001c0c782$5683ad80$215778d8@cx443070b>
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Jeremiah Gowdy wrote: > I'm not talking about joining the x86-64 project, otherwise I'd be mailing > them. I'm talking about FreeBSD using the gcc x86-64 compiler to port > FreeBSD to x86-64. I have a copy of the AMD x86-64 spec, mailed to me by > AMD (also available on their page in PDF), and there's no NDA with it. It's > public data. And the source code for the x86-64/Linux/GNU project is public > (GPL). I'm talking about a FreeBSD project to port to x86-64. I think a port to x86-64 is an excellent idea, but I also think that you're worrying about it too far in advance. As you say, the x86-64 project is working on getting gcc ported, which is important chunk of work. As such, it's probably best to not worry about a FreeBSD port until after they're done and have linux up and running on the processors. Once that's done, it'll probably be a matter to send a clawhammer system and a large box of cheese and crackers to the guys who did the freebsd alpha port. If the architecture is actually so similar to x86, it should only take them a few weekends. :) (Alternative options include Matt Dillon splurge-buying a clawhammer system at CompUSA and doing the port himself... the likelihood of such a plan seems to hinge on how much free time he has, though. Maybe send him cheese, crackers, and a CompUSA ad to help the process along.) Mike "Silby" Silbersack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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