Subject: busted kernel & fpe source
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Ken Nakata <kenn@remus.rutgers.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/02/1995 08:36:03
Hi,

I'm writing floating point emulator for the next release, but
for some unknown reason, I can't compile a working kernel after
Sep. 27th sup (every kernel I compiled after that date is non-
working, at least on my system).

So, I'd like any of you to try my busted kernel to see if it's my
system, or the kernel (= my source tree)?  If the latter is the case,
the kernel should fail on your system as well, and I have to ftp the
fresh tar balls off sun-lamp or somewhere.

The kernel file will be uploaded onto my ftp area shortly (see below)
at test_kernels/netbsd.093095.busted.tar.gz.  Oh, BTW, this kernel
does not include FPE, in order to isolate problems.

The problem is, as I posted on current-users and port-mac68k, that any
dynamically linked binaries refuse to run.  Either they dump a core
unreadable to gdb, or ld.so complains there is an undefined symbol
"__ctype_".  So, you have to boot in single user mode first, mount
/usr if it's a separate fs, and run something in /usr/bin
(except a few statically linked ones, such as ktrace, kdump, gzip,
and tar), and see what happens.  Does it dump a core with SIGSEGV?
Or does ld.so complain about "__ctype_"?

I appreciate your help.

ken n.

P.S.  If you do NOT understand the last paragraph, please do NOT try.
Thanks.
--
        Ken Nakata        | An unofficial MacBSD anon-ftp maintainer at
    Rutgers University    | ftp://remus.rutgers.edu/pub/NetBSD.  See also
New Brunswick, New Jersey | ftp://remus.rutgers.edu/pub/NetBSD/index.html.