if there was a way to run apt-get on plan9 and run standard Linux tools, like Firefox and thunderbird, and gcc then I would be a very happy old programmer.

I did some work on extending cinap's amazing linuxemu some years ago but modern Linux has evolved to the point where even this becomes very painful. a bsdemu might be easier, but I haven't looked into that.

just being able to run gcc in arm/thumb cross mode would be great. I know kenc will build arm but I need to keep source compatibility with the rest of the team, who use gcc - on windows!

it is still a battle to keep plan9 running at work, though so far, even if I haven't won, I haven't lost either.

-Steve

> On 26 Jul 2015, at 10:35, a.regenfuss@gmx.de wrote:
>
>
> Hm, that looks interesting. I like what that they are trying to make plan 9 a bit
> more accessible by using familiar programs and closing the gap between modern unix
> and the plan 9 ideas. However, I think I'll rather keep vanilla plan 9 or 9front
> (rio is still better than X11, sorry).
> But nontheless, it's a great idea and I hope they keep up the great work.
>
> adrian
>
>
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 26. Juli 2015 um 00:15 Uhr
> Von: "Axel Belinfante" <axel.belinfante@utwente.nl>
> An: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
> Betreff: Re: [9fans] Harvey OS: A new OS inspired heavily by Plan 9
>
> I couldn’t resist looking, and found in http://www.osnews.com/comments/28699
>
> "Harvey is an effort to get the Plan 9 code working with gcc and clang”.
>
> So, in a way it seems to be a port of Plan 9.
> More details, including the feature list below, are at http://harvey-os.org[http://harvey-os.org]
>
> Features
>
> • AMD 64 bit
> • Modern, simplified syscall system
> • GCC toolchain means you can use gdb(!)
> • Compile in Linux or OSX using Harvey's headers and libs, no need to change anything else
> • Fast compilation of the whole system
> • All Plan9 userland apps available
> • Plans to add X11 with rio-like multiplexing, tty driver, new fileserver, native toolchain and more
>
> I’m intrigued by the “compile … using Harvey's headers and libs, no need to change anything else” —
> I guess that means that it will be easy to “port” stuff to Harvey?
>
> The team list contains names well-known on this list...
>
> I must say, it looks quite interesting, worth checking out.
>
> Axel.
>
>
> On 25 Jul 2015, at 17:58, Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com[rymg19@gmail.com]> wrote:
>
> No clue. I'm guessing it's heavily inspired by Plan 9.
>
> On July 25, 2015 3:34:13 AM CDT, "steve@quintile.net[steve@quintile.net]" <steve@quintile.net[steve@quintile.net]> wrote:
> not sure what Harvey is... is it just plan9 ported to build on gcc?
>
> if so does gcc run under Harvey?
>
> does gcc run under plan9 now?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On 25 Jul 2015, at 01:43, Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com[rymg19@gmail.com]> wrote:
>
> https://medium.com/this-is-not-a-monad-tutorial/harvey-an-operating-system-with-plan-9-s-shadow-3081414e5f0b[https://medium.com/this-is-not-a-monad-tutorial/harvey-an-operating-system-with-plan-9-s-shadow-3081414e5f0b]
>
> I'm not affiliated with this whatsoever; I just saw it on Reddit and found it interesting.
>
> I found this part particularly neat:
>
>> We are working in ANSI POSIX environment to have most of well known tools and programs that programmers or end users expects to have in a modern operating system. Things that for traditional Plan 9 would be very difficult to have.
>
> --
> Sent from my Nexus 5 with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
> --
> Sent from my Nexus 5 with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.