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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
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Subject: Re: configuration problem on a 3/50 - wont configure
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Date: 2 Oct 89 14:55:54 GMT
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X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 8, Issue 151, message 6 of 15

In article <1821@brazos.Rice.edu> grant@saturn.cs.swin.oz.au (Grant Collins) writes:
>X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 8, Issue 145, message 13 of 14
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>I have a problem configuring a new kernel on a diskless 3/50 served by a
>4/260 (both running 4.0.3).  Basically it wont work!  The manual states
>that the kernel MUST be made on a machine of the same architecture as that
>which it will run on.  Does anyone know why this is so?  I mean, surely
>you can cross compile on the 4/260..  Anyway, the manual (pg 155,

No, you CANNOT cross compile on the Sun's without buying Sun's cross
compiler support, at $1000 a pop. Even then I wouldn't bet that you could
build OS kernels on it.

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