Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:19:18 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Chris Csanady <ccsanady@friley585.res.iastate.edu>, Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>, John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF kernels: When? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980425101754.344B-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199804242153.OAA01666@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > >> So, does anyone know enough about bootblocks to look at integrating NetBSD's? > >> They have done a significant amount of work in this area it seems, and they > >> already have a two-stage design. Trying to squeeze every last bit out of > >> the current blocks seems futile.. > > > > I looked at them once about a year ago. They ought to work without too > > much trouble. > > The major issues are build-related; the NetBSD bootblocks have a > ringworm-like grip on the rest of the kernel source tree which has > resisted the last couple of efforts I've put into separating them. Sounds like we need src/contrib/netbsd. No, no, stop hitting me! -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891 Fax: +44 181 381 1039 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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