Subject: RE: Kernel
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Michael Joy <mjoy@kdi.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/24/1998 17:33:08
AHHHH, the kernels on ftp.netbsd.org for ver 1.3.2 for mac68k are corrupt!
I've tried to download and install them many many times now! can anyone
email me the kernel from 1.3.2?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Jason Thorpe
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 4:47 PM
> To: Chas Williams
> Cc: Colin Wood; Dr. Bill Studenmund; port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Kernel
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:31:12 -0400
>  Chas Williams <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
>
>  > In message
> <199809242050.NAA24934@pdxcs204.pdx.intel.com>,Colin Wood writes:
>  > >The problem is that the libc signal stuff broke shortly
> before this was
>  > >fixed, so we haven't had a working snapshot built in a couple
> of weeks :-(
>  >
>  > i took a look at this yesterday and today and i have a diff that will
>  > produce a running kernel with current sources (as of yesterday).
>  >
>  > it runs fine for 99% of things, the only exception being using
> 'suspend'
>  > with su. (this leads me to suspect an error in my
> compat_13_sys_sigreturn()
>  > not restoring the signal mask correctly)
>
> This will not work for a GREAT many thing... you are going to lose at the
> very least with anything that uses setjmp/longjmp.
>
> The sigreturn system call on the m68k needs serious help, given how it
> is invoked.
>
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