Re: Is anyone else working with ARM linux interested in a GNUStep port?

[Robert E. Hartley]

Gregory Casamento wrote:
> 
> --- "Robert E. Hartley" <rhartley@ics.com> wrote:
> > I am wondering if anyone else working with ARM linux is interested in a
> > GNUStep port?
> 
> Which distribution of Linux are you running on the ARM processor?

On the NetWinder, it is 2.2.14 kernel updated directly at Rebel.com from
an unreleased version of Linux a month ago.  I beleive their distros are
based on RedHat v6.2

For the iPAQ I have the Familiar 0.4 distro from handhelds.org using
X11.

> > I also recently bought from eBay an original, unopened copy of AfterStep
> > v4.2 for Mach on Intel/HPPA/SPARC/PPC/M68k, and am waiting for it to be
> > delivered.
> 
> That would be *OPENSTEP* v4.2 for Mach.  

Yup, I know (now.)

My fault, but you have know idea how many times I have been told that
this week.


> Additionally, OS4.2 was only released
> for NeXT, Intel, HPPA & SPARC.  

All of which can be held rather cheaply at the local computer recycler /
2nd hand dealer and on eBay.


> There was talk of a PPC port, but it was never released.
> 
> > Is anybody using it as a base system to compare the GNUStep progress.
> > Has any thought has been given to using its binaries on a newer version
> > of FreeBSD or Darwin.
> 
> FreeBSD uses ELF binaries, I'm not sure about Darwin.   OPENSTEP uses Mach-O
> binaries which are incompatible with FreeBSD.


Thank you!  I did not know that.  Have you heard of anyone with the
capability to run the Mach-O binaries on an ELF system, or will I have
to make sure I am running my OS under Mach?


Thanks for information,

I hope you have a great weekend!

Rob

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