Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 22:52:12 -0600 From: "Mark Tempel" <mtempel@visi.com> To: "Kevin M. Dulzo" <kdulzo@mobile.gerp.org> Cc: <freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cross compilation problems Message-ID: <005901bf9b96$0bb6c3f0$49ec62d1@dirac> References: <003301bf9ace$8325db60$49ec62d1@dirac> <20000331144005.577D437B7E8@hub.freebsd.org> <20000331173629.B50505@mobile.gerp.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin M. Dulzo" <kdulzo@mobile.gerp.org> To: <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk> Cc: <freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Cross compilation problems > On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 06:40:05AM -0800, Robert Swindells wrote: > > > > NetBSD can load both a.out and ELF binaries, different ports default to > > using one format or the other for their userland. > > Wow, I didn't know that. I'm still relativly new to NetBSD. I'm glad that this is the case. Now I don't think that a freebsd-sparc output from gcc is as important at this point. > > I would suggest building a NetBSD/sparc kernel with ELF support in > > addition to a.out. > > I think this is the ultimate plan, I am currently just trying to > get a cross compiler to start hacking at libc. Kernel works I will > leave for some of the more qualified, or have to dedicate some time to > becoming so myself. In any case, my impressions are userland is more > important than kernel at this time. I agree with you that the userland is more important right now. Also, given the response that kernel work will not be wasted in light of the WC-BSDi merger, I will go back to working on the loader stuff.... Good news is there is no need for boot1 (ahh the joys of the prom). Mark Tempel mtempel@visi.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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