Here you go Jens If theres a problem with it check the jpg from before as i transcribed the asm It should be ok though Kind Regards Conor .text .LC0 .ascii "Hello World\0" .balign 4 .global main main: pushl %ebp movl %esp, %ebp subl $*, %esp call __main subl $12, %esb pushl printf addl $16, %esp leave ret On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:36 AM Jens Staal wrote: > Well the thing is still to figure out how to make a functional cross > compiler > from the recent binutils and gcc. I have gone through the code that I > moved from > the old 2.11/3.0 ports to binutils/gcc and it seems like I have covered it > all. > > I suppose I should try to export the output from the old gcc 3.0 > gcc -S Hello.c and then use that output to try to test the newer binutils > as and > ld using the old libgcc and libc from the 3.0 port. > > Could you send the Hello.S you got from gcc 3.0? > > If the new binutils is working to make a functional i386-plan9 executable, > I > should focus on trying to make the new gcc compile and then test that one > too in > the same way as cross compiler using the old libc and new binutils, and > then > compile a new libc using the new gcc. > > I ended up in the mess of the as because I wanted to do an intermediate > test of > the binutils before moving on to gcc... > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 10:16:35AM +0100, Conor Williams wrote: > > where to next Jens or are you ok again?... > > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 4:45 PM Conor Williams > > > wrote: > > > > > yes, the 3.0 port... > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 1:17 PM Jens Staal > wrote: > > > > > >> Great > > >> > > >> This was with the old 3.0 port? > > >> > > >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:25:46AM +0100, Conor Williams wrote: > > >> > wahoo i got it compiled in stages... > > >> > > > >> > i386...gcc -S hello.c > > >> > i386...as -o hello.o hello.S > > >> > i386....ld crt0.o hello.o -L. -lgcc -lc -lgcc > > >> > > > >> > # ./a.out > > >> > Hello World! > > >> > # > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:40 AM Conor Williams < > > >> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > ok, kewl... > > >> > > > > >> > > it turns out that as creates an intermediate object file which > > >> happens to > > >> > > be, i feel, incorrectly > > >> > > called a.out... > > >> > > > > >> > > im not quite there but you send this file to > 'i386-lucent-plan9-ld' > > >> and > > >> > > link them all > > >> > > > > >> > > something like this: > > >> > > > > >> > > i386-lucent-plan9-ld -o print3 libgcc.a libc.a print3.o > > >> > > > > >> > > (where print3.o is the output from i386-lucent-plan9-ld) > > >> > > (i got the i386-lucent-plan9-gcc from > > >> > > https://9p.io/sources/extra/gcc/gnubin.tgz) > > >> > > > > >> > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:26 AM Jens Staal > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > >> The reason I tested as on and asm file was because I have > managed to > > >> build > > >> > >> binutils with i386-plan9 target, but not gcc yet. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 09:09:46AM +0100, Conor Williams wrote: > > >> > >> > i got gcc to create an a.out and it is 18k in size so i think > > >> > >> > 'i386-lucent-plan9-as' > > >> > >> > should be passed command line params to get it to load some > > >> external > > >> > >> libs > > >> > >> > etc... > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > attached is asm generated by plan9 gcc on plan 9 using the same > > >> gcc that > > >> > >> > created a proper a.out > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > a quick question - why are you 'as' to do this and not gcc?... > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:03 AM Conor Williams < > > >> > >> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > wrote: > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > do a gcc -S hello.c > > >> > >> > > with a printf("helo world"); in it... > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 4:27 AM Jens Staal < > staal1978@gmail.com> > > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> This is really weird. The only thing I can think of is that > > >> > >> something is > > >> > >> > >> wrong > > >> > >> > >> with the Hello.S example that I downloaded from here: > > >> > >> > >> https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/hello.html > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> basically the same here: > > >> > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Assembler > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> but I now noticed something: I think the 0x80 is a 32 bit > > >> > >> Linux-specific > > >> > >> > >> thing so the > > >> > >> > >> code is perhaps non-portable.... > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> I have now tested as from the old binutils 2.22 and 2.11 > that > > >> were > > >> > >> native > > >> > >> > >> on > > >> > >> > >> Plan9. I know for a fact that they should work but both also > > >> gave > > >> > >> the same > > >> > >> > >> error, so most likely the example asm file that I have been > > >> trying > > >> > >> is not > > >> > >> > >> appropriate. > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> No idea what the i386-plan9 variant of 0x80 would be. > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> Grrr! > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:24:08PM +0100, Conor Williams > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > i386-as-plan9 -march i386 Hello.S > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > doesnt create an i386 binary my friend... > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:09 PM Conor Williams < > > >> > >> > >> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > > it turns out that, that a.out is a 68020 binary > > >> > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:03 PM Conor Williams < > > >> > >> > >> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> ok... i agree... > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:02 PM Jens Staal < > > >> staal1978@gmail.com > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> ok that is weird. I got the same error with the > > >> > >> > >> i386-lucent-plan9-as on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> Plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> (a.out attached) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> I only copied the as so there is no strip involved. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 06:12:08PM +0100, Conor > Williams > > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > one thing before i delve into a linux vdi - that > a.out > > >> is > > >> > >> > >> stripped, > > >> > >> > >> > >>> can you > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > send me the non-stripped version... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 6:04 PM Conor Williams < > > >> > >> > >> > >>> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > right... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 5:56 PM Jens Staal < > > >> > >> staal1978@gmail.com > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> yes that is plan9 asm from the i386 compiler 8c. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> Unfortunately, there are different asm dialects > and > > >> gcc > > >> > >> uses > > >> > >> > >> gas. It > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> would otherwise have been awesome if one could > just > > >> > >> replace 8c > > >> > >> > >> with > > >> > >> > >> > >>> gcc and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> use the regular native stuff under it. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> Den tis 16 juni 2020 18:23Conor Williams < > > >> > >> > >> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> skrev: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> let me know what you think of the attached > > >> picture... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 3:37 PM Conor Williams < > > >> > >> > >> > >>> conor.williams@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> ok... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> i setup an anonymous ftp server on my windows > box > > >> to > > >> > >> transfer > > >> > >> > >> > >>> files... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> (the new version of VirtualBox does > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> not easily support file sharing) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 3:23 PM Jens Staal < > > >> > >> > >> staal1978@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> I noticed that the "gnubin" tarball linked on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> https://marcus.biz.tm/jail/ is on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> google drive so it is not as slow download as > > >> > >> everything > > >> > >> > >> else > > >> > >> > >> > >>> from > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> that site. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > >> > >> > >> > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6YNt0aHfaA0TkREcmdQdWVhY0E > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> He has packaged it a bit strange as /usr/pkg/ > > >> which > > >> > >> does not > > >> > >> > >> > >>> make sense > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> considering the plan9 directory structure, but > > >> perhaps > > >> > >> one > > >> > >> > >> can > > >> > >> > >> > >>> test > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> the output > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> from that "as" too when run under Plan9. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> I have an issue moving stuff between my plan9 > > >> systems > > >> > >> and my > > >> > >> > >> > >>> Linux > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> system at the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> moment (dual booting 9front, put stuff I want > to > > >> move > > >> > >> > >> between the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> systems in the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> ESP partition = limited space, run 9front in > > >> > >> Virtualbox, no > > >> > >> > >> idea > > >> > >> > >> > >>> how > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> to share files between my > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> Linux host and the VM). > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 03:02:40PM +0100, > Conor > > >> > >> Williams > > >> > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > ok, thanks Jens, im going to run a hex > editor, > > >> 'od', > > >> > >> on > > >> > >> > >> a.out > > >> > >> > >> > >>> and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> have a > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > look as im getting: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > "exec: header invalid" > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > also. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:49 AM Jens Staal > < > > >> > >> > >> > >>> staal1978@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > this is what I get when I do > > >> i386-lucent-plan9-as > > >> > >> with > > >> > >> > >> my new > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> binutils on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > Hello.S. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > I have not tried the old gcc/binutils > ports > > >> > >> running on > > >> > >> > >> Plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> this asm > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > file. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 09:54:07AM +0100, > > >> Conor > > >> > >> Williams > > >> > >> > >> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > ok, cool cool... and you translate this > > >> assembler > > >> > >> > >> file to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> binary > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> on Plan > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > 9, > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > how?... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > does the cross compiler not create a > > >> binary?... > > >> > >> could > > >> > >> > >> you > > >> > >> > >> > >>> send > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> me that > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > too?... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > Kind Regards > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > Conor > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 4:45 AM Jens > Staal < > > >> > >> > >> > >>> staal1978@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > Hi Conor > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > I am currently focusing on getting the > > >> modern > > >> > >> gcc > > >> > >> > >> and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> binutils > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> to work > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > as > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > cross > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > compilers, so I build on Linux at the > > >> moment. > > >> > >> As > > >> > >> > >> can be > > >> > >> > >> > >>> seen > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> on the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > comparison > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > below: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> https://github.com/staalmannen/gcc/pull/3/files > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> https://github.com/staalmannen/binutils-gdb/pull/3/files > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > there are several other changes > needed to > > >> > >> build on > > >> > >> > >> Plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> related to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > missing > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > flags in the APE utilities (mv -f, ls > > >> -di). I > > >> > >> think > > >> > >> > >> the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> cleaner way to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > deal with > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > those would be to make some rc script > > >> wrappers > > >> > >> that > > >> > >> > >> > >>> catches > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> those > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > flags and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > change them to something reasonable > (mv, > > >> ls -d) > > >> > >> > >> rather > > >> > >> > >> > >>> than > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> changing > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > source > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > code of gcc in a way that would > interfere > > >> with > > >> > >> > >> building > > >> > >> > >> > >>> it on > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> other > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > hosts. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > There are i386-Plan9 gcc/binutils + > APE > > >> library > > >> > >> > >> binaries > > >> > >> > >> > >>> for > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > 3.0 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > https://9p.io/sources/extra/gcc/ > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > and 4.8.3 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > https://marcus.biz.tm/jail/ > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > Perhaps the 4.8.3 variant will be > able to > > >> > >> build gcc > > >> > >> > >> 10 / > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> binutils 2.34 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > natively > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > on Plan9, but my bet is on a cross > > >> compiler > > >> > >> first, > > >> > >> > >> which > > >> > >> > >> > >>> then > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> can be > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > used > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > cross compile gcc/binutils to Plan9 > for > > >> gcc as > > >> > >> > >> native > > >> > >> > >> > >>> compiler. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > I will set up a repo for the APE > > >> libraries for > > >> > >> gcc, > > >> > >> > >> but > > >> > >> > >> > >>> of > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> course we > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > first > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > need > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > to get binutils and gcc working > before we > > >> can > > >> > >> try to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> compile > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> anything, > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > including > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > the c library... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > Attached is the Hello.S I used for > testing > > >> > >> (copied > > >> > >> > >> from > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> Internet) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 08:02:21PM > +0100, > > >> Conor > > >> > >> > >> Williams > > >> > >> > >> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > hello Jens > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > I have my Plan 9 virtual machine up > and > > >> > >> running... > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > to start me off, can you send me the > > >> "Hello. > > >> > >> S" > > >> > >> > >> binary > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > also, to clarify, you are running > the > > >> > >> compiler on > > >> > >> > >> a > > >> > >> > >> > >>> *Linux* > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> box > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > creating > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > the binary for Plan 9? > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > Regards > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > Conor (Williams) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > Regards > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > Conor > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 9:03 PM Jens > > >> Staal < > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> staal1978@gmail.com> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > I have now added 2 more branches > for > > >> > >> reference > > >> > >> > >> from > > >> > >> > >> > >>> the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> updated > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > port of > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > gcc and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > binutils to i386-plan9 from > > >> > >> > >> > >>> https://marcus.biz.tm/jail/ : > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > binutils-2_22-plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > gcc-4.8-plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > Hopefully there are some clues > there > > >> to > > >> > >> help > > >> > >> > >> making a > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> working > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > current > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > i386-plan9 cross > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > compiler. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2020 at 02:36:38PM > > >> +0200, > > >> > >> Jens > > >> > >> > >> Staal > > >> > >> > >> > >>> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Dear all, > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > First a bit of background: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > I am currently attempting to > update > > >> the > > >> > >> old > > >> > >> > >> > >>> i386-plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> target for > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > binutils/gcc > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > in order to generate a modern > cross > > >> > >> compiler > > >> > >> > >> > >>> targeting > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> plan9. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > I have extracted the changes > done > > >> to gcc > > >> > >> 3.0 > > >> > >> > >> and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> binutils 2.11.2 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > from: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > https://9p.io/sources/extra/gcc/ > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > My binutils and gcc attempts > can be > > >> > >> found at: > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/staalmannen/gcc > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > branch plan9 : porting attempt > to > > >> > >> current gcc > > >> > >> > >> (10) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > branch gcc-3.0-plan9 : original > port > > >> > >> added to > > >> > >> > >> the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> 3.0 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> branch > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> https://github.com/staalmannen/binutils-gdb > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > branch plan9: porting attempt to > > >> current > > >> > >> > >> binutils > > >> > >> > >> > >>> (2.34) > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > branch binutils-2_11-plan9 : > > >> original > > >> > >> port > > >> > >> > >> added > > >> > >> > >> > >>> to the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> 2.11 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > branch > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Definitely not just a > copy-and-paste > > >> > >> endeavour > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> unfortunately. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > The old > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > port > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > almost 20 years old and some > style > > >> and > > >> > >> > >> structure > > >> > >> > >> > >>> changes > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> have > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > happened > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > in that > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > time. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > I have built a binutils variant > but > > >> when > > >> > >> I > > >> > >> > >> try to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> compile a > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > "Hello.S" > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > with > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > i386-lucent-plan9-as and > execute it > > >> > >> under i386 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> 9front, I > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> get an > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > error > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > about > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > incorrect file header, so > something > > >> is > > >> > >> wrong. > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > What I learned from looking at > the > > >> old > > >> > >> port > > >> > >> > >> and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> trying > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> to adapt > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > it to > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > compile in > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > a modern binutils background is > > >> that a > > >> > >> lot of > > >> > >> > >> it is > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> basically > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > copied > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > from the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > generic aout target (I have some > > >> > >> uncommitted > > >> > >> > >> > >>> changes > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> where I am > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > updating > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > obj-plan9 files to modern > modified > > >> > >> obj-aout > > >> > >> > >> files > > >> > >> > >> > >>> with > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > original > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > changes > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > applied). > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > So to my question: what are the > > >> > >> differences > > >> > >> > >> > >>> between the > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> plan9 > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > file > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > format and > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > what binutils would see as > generic > > >> aout? > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > PS. 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