Re: NetBSD-Mach?

[David Edelsohn <dje%watson.ibm.com@localhost>]

>>>>> Matthew Green writes:

> So then it wouldn't be that hard to setup aix or ppc linux emulation in
> netbsd/powerpc?  or would this not work because netbsd/powerpc is a.out
> (thats what the gcc patch setups anyways..), and ppc-linux is elf.  And
> vice versa (if the linux server supports a.out)?

Matthew> the execution layer is separate from the emulation layer.  
theoretically,
Matthew> one only need include support for a particular execution format in 
their
Matthew> kernel (and soon hopefully these will also work as LKMs).

        Why is netbsd/powerpc using a.out instead of ELF?  a.out is not one
of the supported PowerPC ABIs.

David
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