Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 23:15:34 +0100 From: "Paolo Di Francesco" <paipai@tin.it> To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD version to base Sparc development on Message-ID: <19990413211301.FVWA5494.fep02-svc@harlock> In-Reply-To: <19990412223407.D38774@nuxi.com> References: <19990411222153.GCZX29810.fep02-svc@harlock>; from Paolo Di Francesco on Mon, Apr 12, 1999 at 12:24:42AM %2B0100
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About the kernel.
How to download the kernel and play with it?
Under Linux you can download a single package and then try to compile it
(the kernel package). I have seen the src/ dir and I have seen many 200K
packages.
Which download? How to build the kernel without downloading the entire
500MB distribution?
What I need is only the kernel. I don't want to download unuseful stuff.
Could be CVS a solution?
Will this situation change in the future? (separate kernel package and
user-land)
> > The 3.1 version could be a good candidate, but I have seen a 4.0 version
> > in the -current tree...
>
> Definiately some point along 4.0-CURRENT. Fresh experiemential code,
> such as supporting Sparc, cannot be 1st introduced into the 3.x branch.
> Also if you target 3.x, the you will have a hell of a time adding the
> Sparc bits into 4.x. This is one of the mistakes of the PAO [laptop]
> code.
>
>
> > Personally I think 4.0 is too young. So 3.1 could be a very interesting
> > investment.
>
> Again, starting from 3.1 you will have an orphaned port that will never
> be merged into mainline FreeBSD.
>
Ciao Ciao
Paolo Di Francesco
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