Re: [ANN] Bochs bios ported to gcc

H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-07T06:42:11Z

Avi Kivity wrote:
> 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?
>

bcc is truly horrible. gcc is, of course, best, although it does
produce bloated 16-bit code. For "proper" 16-bit code, OpenWatcom is
currently the best open source compiler, and it's actually getting
usable even on a Linux host.

-hpa