> Let me say it differently. The way in which the plan 9 kernel code was > changed to be gcc-compilable as part of the vx32 kernel might provide > some hints as to how to change a whole plan 9 kernel. The point being, > it is not impossible to get a gcc-compilable plan 9 kernel. We used to > talk about this at LANL all the time: we called it the "evil project". > (This idea predates vx32 but it was not my idea; I will let the evil > person behind the evil project identify himself). This change would > remove "have to port&test&validate&fix&validate&... the C compiler > first" as a barrier to entry on new CPUs. > > see src/vx32 in the vx32 tree.
i'm really missing something. what executables does this kernel run? how are they generated? wouldn't it just be easier to use 32-bit compatability mode (http://www.mips.com/products/processors/architectures/mips64/) for bootstrapping using vc? - erik
