hendrick@kira.uucp (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) (09/26/90)
In article <144@pdxgate.UUCP> kirkenda@eecs.UUCP (Steve Kirkendall) writes:
% However: Some people have copied the Minix #include files and libraries to
% (for example) DOS, recompiled the Minix libraries using a DOS compiler such
% as Turbo-C, and then recompiled the kernel and/or utilities. This gives you
% a Minix program that is stored in DOS format. Programs do exist to convert
% this to Minix format -- for the PC and ST, at least.
%
% PC people do this because the Minix-PC compiler is dreadfully slow, and it
% generates bulky, inefficient code. ST people *DON'T* do this much, because
% the 68000 compiler runs faster, and bulky code is no problem.
If I spend the bucks to replace my non-80386 motherboard with a 80386,
can I do this? Specifically, I want to:
* Compile under MSDOS with Microsoft C, perhaps using floating
point, and perhaps using the Math Co-Processor chip, definitely
using 386 support (generating 386 code).
* Convert to a.out format, and run it (whatever: kernel, editors,
etc.) on Minix.
* Break the 64k + 64k barrier.
* Have fast-running, efficient, code.
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Ken Hendrickson N8DGN/6 kjh@usc.edu ...!uunet!usc!pollux!kjh