From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 18 16:15: 2 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 18 16:14:57 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from db.wireless.net (adsl-gte-la-216-86-194-70.mminternet.com [216.86.194.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8554D37B400; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:14:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from wireless.net (dbm.wireless.net [192.168.0.2]) by db.wireless.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA36231; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:59:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dbutter@wireless.net) Sender: dbutter@db.wireless.net Message-ID: <3A3EA852.A668B554@wireless.net> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:14:10 -0800 From: Devin Butterfield X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12 i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Michael C . Wu" Cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org, Jordan Hubbard , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: StrongARM support? References: <78656.976769151@winston.osd.bsdi.com> <3A3862E4.5A46E14C@wireless.net> <20001218151235.D69041@peorth.iteration.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG "Michael C . Wu" wrote: > > [sent to -small too] > > I would be quite interested. But do we have the resouces and the man-hours > to handle IA-64/KA-64/PPC/Alpha/StrongARM at the same time? I am > very interested in the PPC and StrongARM port, but there are so few of > us on -ppc... Perhaps the first step would be to start a > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list? It would seem to me that the logical approach would be to pursue the project for which there is the most interest; for which there are people interested in working on it. A mailing list certainly seems like a good way to get started. I for one am interested in the StrongARM port. Of course, I have an iPAQ not a PPC so there lies the source of my bias. :) > However, imho we should finish the FreeBSD/PPC project first. > The StrongARM is quite similiar to the PPC processors. If we > get the loader and init working, the rest will be a breeze. > We could simply build a cross-gcc on ARM/Linux and the rest is > making sure that everything compiles. > > Intel recently supplied me with the Brutus, Assabet, and the EBSA > boards in addition to a compiler/debugger suite for a research project. I'd be willing to use my iPAQ as a guinea pig. ;-) > The most important decision now would be: > Should we concentrate on the PPC port first? Or should we go at each > port simultaneously? Well, if there are enough people with PCC's that are interested in helping with the effort then perhaps pursuing the PPC port first would make more sense. I don't have a PPC so I couldn't help out there... If the decision is to pursue a StrongARM port then you can count me in. -- Regards, Devin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message