[FreeVMS] Status Update

[Graham Toal]

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 2:42 AM, BERTRAND Joel <joel.bertrand at systella.fr> wrote:
> anthony c wrote:
>> I don't know Sparc assembly, but writing a portable kernel is key for
>> migrating to other "vanity" architectures. IA-32 is supported for now,
>> x86_64 assembly written at the bottommost of the current kernel code isn't
>> that hard of an addition, and other than that portable C code covers us on
>> other portability issues. But yes, 64 bits is desired, and even a Pentium
>> processor as the oldest supported x86/IA-32 processor is desired.
>
>        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...).

If this is only a 64-bit interface, will it still be possible to write
something like VEST that would translate Vax and Alpha binaries into
x86 binaries?

Graham