Subject: Re: C calling conventions for PowerPC/OF client interface
To: Rob Ballantyne <ballanty@sfu.ca>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/22/1999 18:56:54
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Rob Ballantyne wrote:

>   I was poking around the gcc source looking for the C calling
> conventions
> when I found a reference to "System V Application Binary Interface
> PowerPC Processor Supplement."  This document does describe calling
> conventions, as well as other ABI information.  Is this the correct
> source of calling conventions for NetBSD/macppc?  If not where might 
> I find that information?

I think so.

>   On another note I was looking at the ofwboot.c code trying to 
> understand how it makes use of the OF client interface.  Is everything
> required to interface to OF in there?  In particular I'd just like
> to know how to write to the screen using using OF as a client.

the boot loader gets a standard in and a standard out, and goes from
there. :-)

Take care,

Bill