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Subject: Re: arch/i386/boot rewrite, and all the hard-coded video cards
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Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> Do you mean the SVGA chip-specific code, or additionally you are ripping
> out CGA and EGA support?
> 

I mean the SVGA chip-specific code.

> Out of curiosity what C compiler will you use?

gcc, using the ".code16gcc" feature of any non-prehistoric binutils.

	-hpa