Subject: Re: C calling conventions for PowerPC/OF client interface
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Andy <andy@softbook.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/23/1999 09:09:45
where can this document be found?
Thx Andy


>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