gcc and *BSD support of m88k CPUs

From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri Feb 4 13:18:35 2005

On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 13:34 -0500, Steven M Jones wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote in regarding gcc 2.x support for the Tek XD88
> and Moto 88k family of processors...
>
> This is problem (not sure how big, but...) for getting *BSD support
> for m88k based systems like the DG AViiON or systems built around
> the MVME boards from Moto. OpenBSD has m88k support, aided in part
> by the fact that they've been sticking with an old version of gcc.
> But this has been an issue for folks looking at porting NetBSD to
> the AViiON.

By the way, thanks to Sellam's list of links I came across www.m88k.org
the other day. Doesn't seem to be much there at present, but if there
isn't a logical site around already for pooling 88k resources it might
be as good a place as any to start, assuming the author's willing.

I need to get some photos of my XD88 in the next few days (I'm too busy
having fun using it at the moment!) at which point I'll see if he wants
copies and some blurb about the machine to host.

If anyone ever finds the 24bit framebuffer for one or the OS tapes, then
shout :)

> I'm sitting on a pile of AViiONs (need to lose some, I'll post
> on that topic soon)

Bet you're on the wrong side of the pond from me!

cheers

Jules
Received on Fri Feb 04 2005 - 13:18:35 GMT