Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:13:09 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: oppermann@pipeline.ch (Andre Oppermann) Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF problems to occur Message-ID: <199808162013.GAA15685@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <35D6F7C5.5EF9E07C@pipeline.ch> from Andre Oppermann at "Aug 16, 98 05:16:21 pm"
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Andre Oppermann wrote: > Yea. It should be relative easy to install (no NetBSD or tape or > whatever kludges, the best would be a floppy like on i386). bootp, CD or perhaps a floppy. > Snapshot is fine. How far is the port? (I used to follow the cvs-sys > mails once a week, but the archiver on ftp.freebsd.org isn't working > anymore). > > Are there any pitfalls on FreeBSD/Alpha or what does not work / or is > completely different than on i386? FreeBSD/Alpha is built from the same sources as i386 and it uses the same build tools (elf). Device support needs testing on a variety of hardware. Ditto for all sorts of applications in the tree that build but nobody has tested thoroughly. People should _not_ expect a production class release since this is the first one. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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