Re: Can a GS run Linux?

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Mar 28, 8:06 pm, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
wrote:
> > Linards Ticmanis wrote:
> > I thought uCLinux didn't require an MMU?
>
> You are quite correct. uClinux has made it to the bigger uCs, 68k based palm
> and other systems.
> Although I have to doubt whether it even has full source compatibility with
> normal linuxes. If I'm wrong someone please say so.

In theory it does. In practice, would most of the required libraries
for 'full compatibility' run correctly when compiled on a 16 bit
machine? Probably not. So much code out there assumes both sizeof(int)
>= 4, and/or sizeof(int) == sizeof(int*)

It would be an interesting project to get working, but you'd need to
cross-compile. The GNU toolchain is too heavy for a 2.8Mhz machine,
and even the best accelerators would leave the environment less than
tolerable, IMO.

Although, I admit the 'cool' factor of having uClinux self-host on a
IIgs is pretty high.

Matt

Matt