From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed May 12 8: 6:48 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from labinfo.iet.unipi.it (labinfo.iet.unipi.it [131.114.9.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F1B0D14D92; Wed, 12 May 1999 08:06:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it) Received: from localhost (luigi@localhost) by labinfo.iet.unipi.it (8.6.5/8.6.5) id OAA20389; Wed, 12 May 1999 14:56:44 +0200 From: Luigi Rizzo Message-Id: <199905121256.OAA20389@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: FreeBSD native xanim (was Re: Native Applixware for FreeBSD -- When? ) To: podlipec@baynetworks.com (Mark Podlipec) Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:56:43 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: eischen@vigrid.com, jkh@FreeBSD.ORG, faber@isi.edu, jabley@clear.co.nz, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199905121447.KAA20102@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM> from "Mark Podlipec" at May 12, 99 10:46:51 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 897 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I'd really rather have the cross-compilers. One for ELF and one for > the older freebsd object file format(A.OUT?). That way every time > I make a change I can just type "make freebsdELF" and "make freebsd" > right afterwards. ... > The problem with a separate machine(or OS partition) is the time it > takes to setup and maintain and more importantly having to transfer > the correct sources across to it and then transfer the compiled module i can understand the problems with a separate OS partition, which would force you to reboot, but with a separate machine the only trouble i can see is having one more box around -- NFS and diskless really help a lot for everything else. The system (if you use a 3.1S/3.2 should be relatively stable so you should not need to upgrade for a reasonably long time. Someone suggested vmware and run a FreeBSD system under Linux on it ? cheers luigi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message