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| # $Source: /cvsroot/tack/Ack/plat/linux386/README,v $
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| # $State: Exp $
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| # $Revision: 1.2 $
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| The linux386 platform
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| =====================
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| linux386 is an i386-based BSP that produces Linux ELF executables.
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| This port only implements a very limited number of system calls; basically,
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| just enough to make the demo apps run. Adding more is easy, but there are some
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| subtleties that require more thought. The port should be considered only in
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| proof-of-concept stage right now.
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| Important note: you *can't* link access ELF shared libraries from these
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| executables. In other words, you have to all your work from inside ACK.
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| IEEE floating point is available, but requires an FPU.
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| The executables are generated with aelfslod and are extremely simple; there's
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| one rwx ELF section which contains all the application's code and data. This
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| is not optimal, but it does work.
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| Bugs
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| ====
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| isatty() is a stub and always returns 0.
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| Example command line
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| ====================
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| ack -mlinux386 -O -o linux386.exe examples/paranoia.c
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| The file linux386.exe can then be run on a i386 Linux machine (or on an
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| emulation thereof).
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| David Given
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| dg@cowlark.com
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