apropos this, I just now pushed a fixup for acmmuswitch that's better. we're getting pretty close to 'turn on an AC and watch it burn' point.
On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM ron minnich <rminn...@gmail.com> wrote: > from my point of view, what is lacking in NIX is that it's not integrated > into a living code base, rather it is its own thing. That means it can not > take advantage of the last 14 years of plan 9 improvements and bug fixes. > > Paul has done excellent work pulling it into 9front and I've tried to > build on it, see https://github.com/rminnich/9front/tree/ron_nix > > I am not sure we need a list, maybe we do, but NIX is very, very simple, > by design, and I think what's more important is to dig into the code and > get it going. > > I think we're within a month or maybe sooner of having the NIX based on > 9front working as NIX used to work. I'm following the rule that, for every > change, the kernel must build and boot. I am not at the point where we can > enable an AC, but we're getting there. > > It would be very useful if you can take a look at the code and understand, > for example, what tcore.c and acore.c are doing, and where I've messed up > pulling that code over. > > Also I'm still not completely understanding how 9 front does startup IPI > -- we added SIPI in nix, vector 62, but I don't see that in 9front. I added > VectorSIPI to pc/io.h, but maybe that's a botch. > > This means staring at code, and it's a real grind, but there's just about > no other way to do it. > > In particular, the path in acmmuswitch needs more eyes. > > On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM Cody Holliday < > cody.parker.holli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I created an issue on the GitHub but I figure using the mailing list was >> more the projects speed. >> >> Is there already a list of things to do? Shall we maintain a file to >> track tasks needing to be completed? >> >> I would like to at least be able get a handle on what is still lacking in >> NIX. >> >> Hope you all had a good Groundhog Day! >> Cody ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T7e645b96f1f70c95-M47be1069d9963b77d91321af Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
