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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:12391 comp.sys.dec:14734 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!ivie From: ivie@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: ?wuarchive 4.3bsd-reno code for VAX Message-ID: <1993Aug11.093908.71043@cc.usu.edu> Date: 11 Aug 93 09:39:08 MDT References: <2495tfINNrul@cbl.umd.edu> Organization: Utah State University Lines: 20 In article <2495tfINNrul@cbl.umd.edu>, mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) writes: > While skipping around wuarchive I decided to take some twists and turns > I hadn't made before and noticed the complete source tree for 4.3bsd-reno. > Now, I cd'd deep inside and noted the support for the VAX architecture > (KA630, KA650, KA820, and KA860). Does the VAX code still work? Can I > build a working 4.3bsd-reno system for my MicroVAX II or III (a II > is being upgraded with a KA650 shortly)? If so, how do I go about > pulling off this big source tree and building it? Can it be done under > ULTRIX 4.3? I noticed that, too. However, I've also found out a few other things about it. For Net2 (which is in the 4.3bsd-reno tree), the traditional BSD virtual memory system was dropped in favor of Mach's. However, the VAX code has not been updated; it still refers to stuff from the old virtual memory code. Also, there is no source for a bootstrap. Roger Ivie ivie@cc.usu.edu