Re: svr4, again

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost>]

Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost> wrote:
>On 20.12.2018 17:58, Jason Thorpe wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 20, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Terry Moore <tmm%mcci.com@localhost> wrote:
>>>
>>> Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
>>>>> While I agree that it’s not exactly difficult to maintain the a.out exec package, I do wonder if there is anyone out there actually running ancient a.out binaries.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> NetBSD 0.9 i386 a.out yes.
>>>
>>> Here, too.
>> 
>> Well, then you have my sympathies, my admiration, and my curiosity all at the same time!
>> 
>> No, seriously, what ancient binaries are you running?  (Ok, I admit, it's pretty cool that it still works after all this time...)
>> 
>> -- thorpej
>> 
>
>https://github.com/krytarowski/franz-lisp-netbsd-0.9-i386

Maybe worth pointing out that to use that package you would also need
an a.out gcc toolchain.

The Lisp compiler generates C that you then compile and link into the
running Lisp executable.