# $Source$ # $State$ # $Revision$ The linux386 platform ===================== linux386 is an i386-based BSP that produces Linux ELF executables. This port only implements a very limited number of system calls; basically, just enough to make the demo apps run. Adding more is easy, but there are some subtleties that require more thought. The port should be considered only in proof-of-concept stage right now. Important note: you *can't* link access ELF shared libraries from these executables. In other words, you have to all your work from inside ACK. The executables are generated with aelfslod and are extremely simple; there's one rwx ELF section which contains all the application's code and data. This is not optimal, but it does work. Bugs ==== isatty() is a stub and always returns 0. Example command line ==================== ack -mlinux386 -O -o linux386.exe examples/paranoia.c The file linux386.exe can then be run on a i386 Linux machine (or on an emulation thereof). David Given dg@cowlark.com