Re: [ANN] Bochs bios ported to gcc

Avi Kivity
2008-04-06T12:05:11Z

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?

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