Subject: Re: HPPA Port Interest.....
To: Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@orchard.arlington.ma.us>
From: Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@beer.org>
List: netbsd-ports
Date: 12/23/1999 15:34:06
Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@orchard.arlington.ma.us> wrote:
> I've been on port-hp700 for a while.
>
> I'd like to see an hp700 port happen (and I managed to scrounge up an
> hp700) but I'm massively overcommitted on a number of fronts and don't
> have time to work on it. I'm familiar with the PA instruction set and
> some of the mechanics of cross-compiling NetBSD but I'm not really
> familiar with the low-level details of the hardware.
>
> I can probably provide some help on setting up cross-build environment
> using the existing in-tree compiler goo (which will make integrating
> the port pretty easy..).
>
> - Bill
>
I also have hp710's I can plug into the build lab for comparison or
purposes of working on the port for anyone interested.