Mark Martin wrote: > I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the > MIPS architecture. > > Proposal: > Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary > artifacts for a port of OpenSolaris to the MIPS architecture. > Movidis, a maker of MIPS based components and systems has expressed > interest in support of this port, so it is likely that their products > will be the initial supported platforms -- support for other MIPS > based platforms may follow suit. The current project goal is to > support the MIPS64 architecture, although the MIPS32 ISA may also be a > possibility. > > Among other deliverables, it is expected that this port will include > integration of some or all of changes identified in the gccfss > project: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=24934, > and preserved here: http://cr.opensolaris.org/~devnull/6515400/ > <http://cr.opensolaris.org/%7Edevnull/6515400/>. There may be > additional key core kernel changes similar to those identified in the > PowerPC port project. Some of these changes were necessary for > support for a gcc based cross compilation tool chain. This cross > compiler tool chain is necessary for boot strap of the port, but a > self-hosting, native gcc tool chain is also a goal for the project. > > A discussion list and source repository are also requested. It's too bad sun cc source isn't available yet.. I'm addicted to the quality of some of the code that SS12 and especially SSX is producing otherwise I'd be 100% 1+.. I've been working on size optimizations which code possibly pay off in the not too distant future for an embedded platform.
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