From owner-freebsd-sparc Thu Sep 2 14:17: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu (weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu [152.1.207.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65D171567B for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:16:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu) Received: (from bsdbob@localhost) by weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA00585; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 17:21:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bsdbob) From: BSD Bob Message-Id: <199909022121.RAA00585@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu> Subject: Re: Status of FBSD sparc porting? In-Reply-To: <19990902134752.M43671@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at "Sep 2, 1999 01:47:52 pm" To: obrien@NUXI.com Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 17:21:25 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > Anyway.... what actually does exist in the way of FBSD sparc related code, > > Virtually nothing. There is some work on a cross-compiler toolchain, and > a literature search for documentation. OK, be as specific as we can and let's go from there.....(:+}}... What cross-compiler toolchain? Based upon what starting platform? Do we need cross compilers or should we start from SunOS in the native hardware platforms? Documentation? Where? What docs? What docs do we need? I have lots of some kinds of sun docs, including hardware docs going back maybe 15 years. I can probably get access to more from local sun operatives. That is the only way to keep the old toyz going. What target platform? Sun3, sun3x, sun4, sun4c, sun4m (no-got that one)? What level of code would we need to start at for a minimal system? 2.2.8+ (good old a.out), 3.2 (stable?), 4.0- (neat, but.....)? I am sticking me neck out a bit.... but...... (Anyone know if a traditional 4.3, Tahoe, Reno, 4.4 port exists for the sun hardware? I was thinking a real 4.4BSD port existed for Sparcs. Can we use it as a base for sparc specific stuff, leaving the 7 deadly files out? Anything sparc exist in the Lite or Lite2 trees?) Where to go from ground zero????? Bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message