> 
> How do I build that initial image? Can I compile on VMS, FTP the file to my
> Linux box, then use it from there? Do I have to build a cross-compilation
> environment on VMS, or on Linux, to do it? Any other ideas? I know this has
> been addressed before, since we obviously have a working port...how did
> everyone else do it? 
> 
Everybody else, is that me? :-) I started out with a cross-compiling 
environment from 4.3BSD. But for you, the easiest way would be to
tweak gcc/gas/ld/ar/ranlib from the NetBSD source tree and compile
that under Linux (suppose you have an intel). I once did this under
NetBSD/i386 and it was almost no problem.

Good luck! (You may need it :-) Feel free to ask any questions you may
have...

-- Ragge