From: Tim Riker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Platform support?
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 17:36:58 -0700
> How much work do you all think would be involved in taking
> the existing ppc boot assembly code and patching grub to work there?
I don't know, since I have little knowledge about any ppc
platform. What platform are you working on? Mac?
Anyway, I think it would be hard work because I've written quite
x86-dependennt code even for the part in C. For example, I assume:
sizeof(int) = 32, sizeof(long) = 32, sizeof(void *) = 32 so there is
no actual difference among them, and the byte order is little
endian. Probably the assumed memory layout would trouble you as
well. Therefore, my current opinion is that GRUB *is* very
unportable. This might be changed in the future when we will
completely rewrite it (possibly after next public release).
> PS: did you know that OpenLinux 2.4 uses grub as a loader? Have you seen
> the graphical interface is uses for the selection screen?
They are crazy! =)
Thanks,
Okuji
