[FreeVMS] Status Update

[BERTRAND Joel]

Roar Thronæs wrote:
> On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 09:42:15AM +0200, BERTRAND Joel wrote:
>> 	That being said, we need some documentations to write these API 
>> 	because it isn't easy to obtain any VMS books.
> 
> That is a tricky part.
> Can't just scan the books and give to the developers, can we?

	Sure.

>> 	Today and for me, i386 isn't a priority. All new workstations are 64 
>> bits ready and I think that it shall be easier to write a 64 bits kernel 
>> (more internal registers...).
> 
> Only a very small part of the kernel source is assembly, as you know.

	I know; I only think that, in a first time, we have to write a stable 
kernel on only _one_ arch. In a second time, we can add some archs.

>> 	If I have understood, today, there are _two_ concurrent kernels. The 
>> first one is a fork of a Linux 2.4.15 kernel. The second one is written 
>> from scratch. FreeVMS only requires _one_ kernel and I think we have to 
>> merge both kernel. How ?
> 
> Good question.
> I have started adding to doc/internals references to the VMS Internals
> book chapters and about what is implemented and not.
> 
> But only one released kernel etc?
> I don't know much about Anthony's kernel etc current state, either.
> (I might want to see it soon, and the current plans.)
> Anthony has not been into FreeVMS long, and he will soon get a clearer
> view of what can be done now and not, and which order things must be done in.
> 
> And two concurrent userlands, maybe.
> (Including some system utilities that are linked against the kernel)

	Right.

	JKB