Subject: Re: Kernel config options, i386 port 1.2.1
To: Mike Long <mikel@shore.net>
From: Sean Witham <Sean.Witham@asa.co.uk>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/09/1997 18:50:48
Problem solved it was the fact that the npx was commented out.
On Fri, 9 May 1997, Mike Long wrote:
> >Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 13:22:55 +0100 (BST)
> >From: Sean Witham <Sean.Witham@asa.co.uk>
>
> If you have a Pentium userland code simply should not care if you've
> built your kernel without the FPU emulation code. There is no
> difference in how it's built.
>
> Did you take the npx0 device out of your kernel config? That's the
> only thing I can think of which might screw FP-using userland code on
> a Pentium.
>
> >Any info that may help me furher would be appreaciated.
>
> We can't help you unless you show us how your setup fails.
> --
Didn't think it was need with a simple question about how the FP
effects the user land build and the kernel config.
Thanks for you reply and thanks for abs for his help.
--Sean