In article <Pine.NEB.4.61.0411291715010.28674@phenotype.laffeycomputer.com>,
	joe@laffeycomputer.com (Joe Laffey) writes:
> Here are my findings:
> 
> When compiling the kernel I need to have FPU_EMULATE enabled even when 
> using -msoft-float. Otherwise I get a kernel panic at boot. FPSP is not 
> required, though.

Oh well. You can *run* a plain '040 without FPU_EMULATE.  My guess is,
here must be some little bit of assembly language that invokes the FPU.
(Maybe that should be found, and bracketed with a NO_FPU option?)


Frederick