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XFree86 4.3.0, Latest Binutils Imported In NetBSD

Posted by timothy on from the quick-on-the-draw dept.

Dan writes "Matthias Scheler has imported XFree86 4.3.0 into NetBSD current, it is only tested under NetBSD-i386 at the moment. Also, as part of updating the toolchain, Matthew Green has imported the latest GNU binutils (2.13.2.1) into NetBSD-current. The new GNU binutils adds support for hppa and x86_64, improved support for existing architectures and is known to work for almost all CPU types NetBSD currently supports. Updates of gdb and gcc will follow."

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  1. hppa architecture by dohcvtec · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The new GNU binutils adds support for hppa...
    Call me ignorant, but what exactly does this mean for hppa (officially hp700)? From perusing this page it appears that the NetBSD/hp700/hppa port is about as far along as OpenBSD/hppa. Which is to say that installation and booting must be done over the network (I think.) Since I'm not a PA-RISC hacker, just a guy with a couple of PA-RISC boxes who would like to run *BSD on them, how are things looking?

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