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From: dbx@olympic.atmos.colostate.edu (Doug Burks)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: (c386) OK, what now?
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Date: 26 Apr 91 15:23:29 GMT
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Greetings,
     I have successfully constructed c386 under Minix-386 on my IBM PS/2.
The output of the compiler is GAS assembly code, which now needs to be
assembled and eventually loaded.  I see no clear cut path to that goal,
and am curious how others have tackled this problem.  Right now, I see
three paths:
     * Get GAS and GLD running under Minix-386.  However, I assume that
       the resulting binaries (and maybe even the .o files) would have to
       be converted to a Minix format, requiring a conversion program
       (or two) or patches to GAS/GLD.
     * Convert the .s files so that they can be loaded using the assembler
       and linker supplied with Bruce Evan's bcc.  However, I have neither
       seen nor heard of such a beast.
     * Patch some other existing assembler/linker.  However, this has the
       obvious problems of finding them to start with, then hacking them
       to near death.
So how have people accomplished this?  Any advice, experiences, and even
code gratefully accepted!  If I see enough interest, I'll post a summary
of the responses.
     Thanks.

Doug Burks                                     _O_
dbx@olympic.atmos.colostate.edu                 |<       She really is!!