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Ports of x86 to various risc processors?

euser1984 · 2014-05-07 18:40:12

Is it just the kernel that needs to be changed here? How is it done and how much work is involved? I'm asking this questions simply for curiosity! Thanks.

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07-05-2014 7:40pm

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Is it just the kernel that needs to be changed here? How is it done and how much work is involved?

I'm asking this questions simply for curiosity!

Thanks.

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#2 07-05-2014 10:09pm
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Do you mean an OS/distribution? There's a whole heck of a lot more to these than just the kernel - think of the hundreds of helper applications, libraries, etc etc that also have to be compiled for the new platform. I don't have direct experience, but I'd say it's as much work as creating a whole distro from scratch - possibly more so, as x86 is such a popular platform to code to and you might have to find replacements for applications or libraries that just won't run on your chosen architecture.

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