Re: A thought about Mach

another thaught other than the GNU Mach kernel code would be to investigate the BSD series of kernels. They are built upon a system VERY similar to (same?) as Mach. I believe everyone is familiar with the BSD microkernel and the Lites server series. I personally believe that NetBSD and FreeBSD would be your best bet as an alternative to the GNU code. Also, there is the Darwin project (a derivative of FreeBSD... 4.4 or 4.5 i think) that has an ix86 port that you may want to investigate.

I personally prefer the GNU code because it already compiles on my linux box (w/ minimal work and adjustment) and there is an active CVS server with many patches and fixes on a regular basis (to my knowledge, at least).

I'm not exactly sure what your needs are, but I believe that this should help.

resources:

www.freebsd.org www.netbsd.org http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/download.html

>From: "Gregg C Levine"

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>Subject: A thought about Mach

>Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:28:31 -0500

>Hello again from Gregg C Levine

>Can anyone on this list comment as to when development on the Utah

>Mach implementation ceased activities? This is for the i386 platform.

>I know, I have been assured that the best way to continue, is to

>switch to the GNU Mach code, but for reasons that I do not want to go

>into on a message that will be posted to the list, I want to explore

>options using code from it. Using the kernels that were so built as to

>allow them to be built to boot from LILO, I have gotten as far as a

>kernel debugger prompt. That is a ddb prompt. That one was zMach.UK22.

>So, anybody with that info? Oh and the date on that one was March 29,

>1996. It does give me something to base my information.

>Jay, if you're out there, you too, can comment. I'll even accept

>replies off list.

>If possible I want to actually boot a system using that kernel

>completely.

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>Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@worldnet.att.net

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