all my work is in https://github.com/rminnich/9front/tree/ron_nix
On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM <tlaro...@kergis.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 03, 2025 at 01:40:29PM -0800, ron minnich wrote: > > 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. > > > > What is now the master sources? > > https://github.com/rminnich/nix-os > > or > > https://github.com/rminnich/9front/tree/ron_nix > > ? > > > > > > > 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 > > -- > Thierry Laronde <tlaronde +AT+ kergis +dot+ com> > http://www.kergis.com/ > http://kertex.kergis.com/ > Key fingerprint = 0FF7 E906 FBAF FE95 FD89 250D 52B1 AE95 6006 F40C ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T7e645b96f1f70c95-Me0481a8be16d17ba2a659c36 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
