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On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 03:15:54PM -0500, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> 1. Why do LKMs not work on the macppc (or any powerpc, as near as I
> can tell) port? (I actually know the answer to this one in part, but
> I'm looking for some new thoughts.)

26bit branches created by the compiler.

> 2. What would be necessary to make them work? (I'm not in favor of
> the "get a non-NetBSD gcc" or "don't use any builtins" options here,
> thanks.)

teach the compiler a switch to always create long jumps/calls/loads,=20
and teach the LKM Makefiles to set it when on ppc.

> 3. Is there any hope of this happening in an even remotely timely
> manner? (Or, "What can I do to make this happen NOW?")

Yes. Stop complaining, instead start coding *know*.
I guess you're aware this is a volunteer project?

Good luck!
	-is

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