Subject: Re: Port to 8xx embedded PPCs
To: None <tech-embed@netbsd.org>
From: David Querbach <querbach@realtime.bc.ca>
List: tech-embed
Date: 06/20/2000 17:07:03
> Yes. I've imported a new version of the SoftFloat package that arm32
> uses, and tried to make it more amenable to use by other ports. It lives
> in src/lib/libc/softfloat and src/lib/libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/softfloat.
That's good to hear. I didn't really like copying it, but also didn't feel
competent to generalize it.
> Currently, the only port using it is arm26, but I think I've got the
> portability hacks right. If I haven't, please tell me rather than putting
> yet another copy of SoftFloat in the tree.
In looking back at my fplib work (from 3 months ago), I see that I already
went through the process of reading the docs and porting softlib. I'll now
take my port and re-organize it to match your plan. I'll let you know of
any problems I have.
Regards,
David Querbach
Real-Time Systems Inc.