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[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/distrib/notes/x68k FPU emulation is unsupported in 1.4, ...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/86a31be3730d
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 468356:86a31be3730d
user:      cjs <cjs%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Apr 19 05:09:05 1999 +0000

description:
FPU emulation is unsupported in 1.4, as it's broken and there's no time
to test the fixes. Per MINOURA Makoto <minoura%netbsd.org@localhost>.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/x68k/hardware |  6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (20 lines):

diff -r 7f56a535ac07 -r 86a31be3730d distrib/notes/x68k/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/x68k/hardware       Mon Apr 19 05:07:27 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/x68k/hardware       Mon Apr 19 05:09:05 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.6.2.1 1999/04/04 04:29:14 minoura Exp $   
+.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.6.2.2 1999/04/19 05:09:05 cjs Exp $       
 .
 NetBSD/x68k \*V runs on the Sharp X68030 series PCs with a
 .Em true
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 Note that the processor for the Xellent30 series is MC68EC030, so
 you need to replace your processor as well as for X68030.
 .Pp
+For 68030 systems, MC68881 or MC68882 FPCP is *REQUIRED* as of this version.
+FPU emulator, which is supported on some other ports such as mac68k, is
+broken, and will be supported in the future releases.
+.Pp
 The minimal configuration requires 4M of RAM and about 100M of
 disk space.  To install the entire system requires much more disk space,
 and to run X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.



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