Subject: Re: Cross Compiling ... help a newbe.....
To: John Klos <john@ziaspace.com>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/28/2004 21:36:18
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:25:40 -0400 (EDT)
John Klos <john@ziaspace.com> wrote:

> > WRT running it on a fpu less machine... you'll need the softfloat patch
> > by Bruce O'Nell; get it here:
> >
> > 	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/jmmv/mac68k-softfloat.diff
> >
> > It should apply cleanly to current sources, and probably 2.0_BETA.
> > Without it, kernels won't boot (and even if they do, you'll get lots of
> > coredumps at runtime).
> 
> The Performa 460 is an m68030 machine, so FPU trapping will work; 
> softfloat patches aren't particularly needed (but certainly won't hurt).

Aaah, thanks.  Good to know :)

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