On 20.12.2018 20:29, Robert Swindells wrote: > > 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. > a.out toolchain is needed for liszt, lisp works fine without it.
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