RE: snapshot to test netbsd-7 with gcc 4.8

[David Ross <dross%pobox.com@localhost>]

I was able to do an install with the test build and it's up and running just fine on my tt030, no problems to report.  Thanks again!


Dave

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> To: dross%pobox.com@localhost
> CC: port-atari%netbsd.org@localhost; tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
> Subject: Re: snapshot to test netbsd-7 with gcc 4.8
> From: tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:16:35 +0900
>
> David Ross wrote:
>
>> This is great, thank you so much for the ongoing support! I am unable to test immediately but I'll give it a try next week.
>
> No problem, feedback from actual users is really pleasure :-)
>
>> I'm slightly curious about what effect enabling MODULAR might have.
>
> Per module(7) man page:
> http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?module++NetBSD-current
>>> Kernel modules allow the system administrator to dynamically add and
>>> remove functionality from a running system.
>
> So we can shrink kernel binaries (especially for install on atari)
> and can add kernel features (file system etc) without rebuilding
> custom monolithic kernels.
> (though there are many NetBSD developers who don't like it)
>
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui