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Considering how folks have been really undecided about gcc vs. egcs i
decided to build the system compiler on my -current NetBSD box to produce
sparc64 binaries.

I've been trying to compile a (netbsd) kernel and have hit snags here and
there, but it's coming along i think, there are some errors in the code
that have forced me to disable certain kernel options.

If i get something that boots, expect an email on this list about it and a 
giant tarball on janus (thanks Kevin) with the compiler sources and object
files.

I know this is netbsd stuff, but having something that works on usparc
will be good.

now a question,

Would anyone more familiar with netbsd please tell me if all the:
"options COMPAT_1X" are nessesary to exec binaries, i'd like to make my
kernel as simple as possible at first, and constantly hitting errors in
the code and having to restart "make depend && make all" isn't pleasant on
a P120 with 32megs of ram. :)

The reason i ask is that i saw something that told me "netbsd doesn't have
binaries, everything is emulated" or something to that effect, stripping
out the 1.3 compat doesn't sound like a good idea (as i'm using
1.3.3-current) but i'm trying it anyway.

Kapil, if you think you can build a mini-root i'd much appreciate it. :)

thanks,
Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com
-- There are operating systems, and then there's FreeBSD.
-- http://www.freebsd.org/                        3.0-current


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