Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 22:06:25 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: phk@dk.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp) Cc: dg@root.com, phk@dk.tfs.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, chuckr@Glue.umd.edu, freebsd-current@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: core group topics Message-ID: <199707311236.WAA28265@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <244.870351027@critter.dk.tfs.com> from Poul-Henning Kamp at "Jul 31, 97 02:10:27 pm"
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Poul-Henning Kamp stands accused of saying: > >the ELF way, I think the kernel would be one of the last areas we'd want to > >convert since it further complicates our cramped bootblocks. > > Have you looked at multiboot/GRUB from Eric Boleyn (sp?) yet ? GRUB is very interesting in some ways, but a) I couldn't actually build it (Linux-centric build process?), and b) is very much the hackers power-toy. I could see it being quite a daunting experience for a "new" user. (It also uses hardcoded block numbers for the 1.5 stage UFS bootstrap, something I am allergic to as a rule.) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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