>    How hard would it be to build a snapshot of NetBSD/sparc on an ultra
   >    1 running solaris 2.8? I'd like for those make builds to run a little
   >    faster than what I can get on a 70mhz sparc 5.
   > 
   > 
   > kernels aren't much of an issue, but the entire world is not that simple.
   > it is possible and most of the necessary changes are in -current, but it
   > requires lots of help (particularly on non-netbsd hosts).
   
   Having done that before let me tell you it is quite painful.


it is *much* nicer in -current today, mostly due to work cgd did (which was
so he could to cross build on solaris).