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Re: Darwin port for glibc
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Andreas Jaeger |
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Re: Darwin port for glibc |
Date: |
Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:46:09 +0200 |
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David Nedrow <address@hidden> writes:
> Well, since no one else is working on it, I'd like to take a stab at
> porting libc to Apple's Darwin platform (PowerPC) used for OS X.
>
> What needs to be done to formally attach myself to a porting project?
> Is this message enough?
>
> Also, what (if any) resources are available for help during the
> porting process? Is there a mailing list or should I stick with the
> gnu.glibc.bug newsgroup?
Subscribe to libc-alpha and ask there but don't expect very much help
since each port is different from others.
Read the manual on porting, have a close look at a ported platform,
e.g. powerpc linux, understand the sysdeps dir and then start slowly.
> It's been years since I've done assembly, but I figure even slow
> progress is better than no progress. <G>
;-)
Andreas
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