> > Unfortunately, avenues for alternative compilers are poor.  gcc-current won't
> > build sparc64-elf for me, nor sparc64-netbsd (hasn't for _months_).  I've
> > tried to get the sparclinux compiler working (they use the RedHat `gcc 2.96'
> > thing.. it has dozens and sparc64 patches..) but I couldn't get that working,
> > even for `sparc64-elf'.  (I have given up trying to fix the compiler for now.)
> 
> Arggh.  Well, I wouldn't mind so much, if I could find workarounds.  I got


That's why, if I want to get things done, I still use plain old 32-bit
userland on a 32-bit kernel..

-pk