On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, thcg wrote:
> I think the same way ELKS was produced from linux... an MC68000 port can
> be derived from standard linux-m68k
There's a few issues here. Firstly, the only stuff you need to port, is
the arch specific stuff. Stuff like networking and file system code is
independant. Stuff such as tty display code, disk drivers, and bootstrap
must be arch specific.
The other problem is that linux-m68k was much easier because of gcc being
so portable. Unfortunately, bcc isn't quite so portable, as it's been
written primarily for one OS. If someone can write code to make it work
under another arch (be it 6502, Z80 or 68k), then all other ports will be
easier.
> PS. most linux docs and faqs dont really LIST all hardware they can run
> on... is there a reliable and COMPLETE source of a
> hardware/processor/controller list online?
There is the hardware howto. This describes all the CPUs, and peripherals
that Linux can work with. Stuff such as network cards, CD drives,
printers, video cards, motherboards, etc. are all listed there, as well as
links to certain useful pages (pnp pages, laptop pages, etc).
Davey
