Re: Understanding the porting process

First thank you for all who wrote some answers on my question(s)! But there are some misunderstandings here. Ben Collins wrote: It's because you are asking a FAQ that is better answered by a search on google and not by expecting someone to write a 5 page essay for you. This is OK! Then give me

Re: Understanding the porting process

For this I have to understand how to compile, how to package (because there is not only the issue to use deb-tools but there is also some philosophy behind the Debian packages). Compiling: http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue38/pollman.html Building debian packages:

Understanding the porting process

Hello to all Woody and Sparc Fans! I want to understand the porting process so I began with C and systems programming. And I purchased a Sun Ultra5 with Solaris8 preinstalled. Now I want to get the GNU tools and the Linux Kernel and compile them part for part(on the Solaris-Ultra5) so that