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[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 5/5] I added some info about a system port |
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Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:02:18 -0400 |
* faq/system_port.mdwn: mentioned Sergey as an expert in system port,
since he completed the AArch64 port. I also bragged that Debian is
probably the most "complete" GNU/Hurd distribution.
---
faq/system_port.mdwn | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/faq/system_port.mdwn b/faq/system_port.mdwn
index ca96697c..9c47ca6c 100644
--- a/faq/system_port.mdwn
+++ b/faq/system_port.mdwn
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ system functionality is usually accessed through the
[[/libpthread]].
A whole-system port involves touching all these components, with varying
-degree, of course.
+degree, of course. In 2024, Sergey Bugaev completed an experimental
+system port to AArch64, so be sure to consult him, if you are
+considering a system port.
For a CPU architecture port, the microkernel is the most involved part,
followed by glibc and the threading library.
@@ -30,10 +32,18 @@ The original [[microkernel/Mach]] microkernel was portable
to a number of
architectures which were a lot more popular at the beginning of the 1990s than
they are now.
-The GNU/Hurd system is currently available for the x86 architecture. This
-includes emulators such as [[hurd/running/QEMU]] (or KVM), or
-[[hurd/running/VirtualBox]]. Besides this, there is a port for the [[Xen
-domU|microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen]] *sub-architecture*.
+The Debian GNU/Hurd system is currently available for the x86 and
+X86_64 architectures and it is probably the most up-to-date with about
+70% of Debian's packages available. There also exists an experimental
+GNU/Hurd AArch64 port. Contact Sergey if you are interested in running
+the Hurd on AArch64. You can also run the Hurd with emulators such as
+[[hurd/running/QEMU]] (or KVM), or [[hurd/running/VirtualBox]].
+Besides this, there is a port for the [[Xen
+domU|microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen]] *sub-architecture*. With
+Xen, you can run the Hurd and GNU/Linux in parallel. If you are
+already running Guix System, then
+[[childhurds|https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Virtualization-Services]]
+are probably the easiest way to try out the Hurd.
Further on, there are some [[unfinished porting
attempts|microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports]] for the Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC
--
2.45.2
- [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 1/5] deleted ufs webpage., address@hidden, 2024/09/20
- [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 2/5] on the nfs project page, I added a link to libnfs., address@hidden, 2024/09/20
- [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 3/5] I updated the 64 bit port status., address@hidden, 2024/09/20
- [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 4/5] I updated the faq/drivers page to reccommend specific hardware., address@hidden, 2024/09/20
- [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 5/5] I added some info about a system port,
address@hidden <=
- Re: [Web pages:Faq updates and misc 1/5] deleted ufs webpage., Samuel Thibault, 2024/09/22