From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [ANN] Bochs bios ported to gcc Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:05:11 +0300 Message-ID: <47F8BC77.3060106@qumranet.com> References: <20080402014204.GA17824@ohio.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To: Kevin O'Connor Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080402014204.GA17824@ohio.lan> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Kevin O'Connor wrote: > I have been working on a port of bochs bios to gcc. This port is > nearly complete. The new code does not rely on bcc or dev86. > Instead, it uses standard gcc and gas. It should compile on any > recent Linux distribution. > > I'm sending this email because I understand kvm has a copy of bochs > bios in its repository. > While moving away from the horror that is bcc is a blessing, the way to really benefit from it is to have this code replace the original bochs bios. This way updates to the bochs bios are not lost for anyone using the new code. Have you proposed replacing the bios to the bochs developers? What was the reaction? -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone