Subject: Does Mac IIci _really_ need to had FPSP & FPEMUL?
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/09/1996 19:01:22
Since the Mac IIci has a 68030 CPU which includes floating point, I tried
to build a kernel that didn't have FPSP or FPEMUL options in the config
file. The kernel built OK, and it booted in single-user mode, but as
soon as I tried to answer the "what shell do you want?" question, it hung
up solid. Couldn't even use the interrupt (NMI) switch to get into the
debugger to find out where it hung!
So, is this a known problem? Are we stuck with it long-term? (That FP
code takes up a good 40-50KB that could be put to better use...)