On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 02:33:41PM -0400, Steve Richter wrote: > I want to learn PowerPC assembler programming and figure I will buy a > used G4 mac on ebay, then install debian linux on it. Will that give > me all that I need?
In deed, it is a perfect system. > I ordered debian 3.02 from this site: > http://agileos.com/ > > They say I will receive 6 CDs. So I should receive GNU C and C++, > right? Anyone have an idea if PowerPC programming will be doable with > that compiler or anything else that is likely to be on CDs I will > receive? To start coding in PPC assembly language, you need the GNU Assembler (gas). Unfortunately, there is not a lot of documentation about it, but you can hopefully find what you need by looking at its source code. Moreover, you can do some C coding and look at the result with "gcc -S"... That is the way I learnt and I am still learning PPC assembly language. Seems tough, huh? ;) By the way, does anyone know about an "orgy" of documentation about gas? > On the hardware front I am looking at a G4 desktop system on ebay. > Prices seem to be a bit high - $300 for a used G4. I would get a G3 > model but the hard drive seems small ( 10 GB ) and the prices of $200 > for a 5 year old systems is very high. > > Is it possible to get lower priced hardware for what I am looking to do? You can try looking for IBM RS/6k systems. It is possible you find some old machines waiting for you somewhere. :) To my mind, old Apple systems are outpriced, even new ones. ;P Cheers. -- _,met$$$$$gg. Aurélien GÉRÔME ,g$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P. Free Software Developer ,g$$P"" """Y$$.". Unix Sys & Net Admin ,$$P' `$$$. ',$$P ,ggs. `$$b: Web: https://www.roxor.be/ `d$$' ,$P"' . $$$ Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $$P d$' , $$P GPG Key ID: 03E1A172 $$: $$. - ,d$$' $$; Y$b._ _,d$P' )) GNU (( / Linux Y$$. `.`"Y$$$$P"' // \\ `$$b "-.__ ((__,-"""-,__)) .---. `Y$$b `--)~ ~(--` / \ `Y$$. Debian .-'( )`-. [EMAIL PROTECTED]@./ `$$b. `~~`@) (@`~~` /`\_/`\ `Y$$b. | | // _ \\ `"Y$b._ | | | \ )|_ `"""" (8___8) /`\_`> <_/ \ `---` \__/'---'\__/ BOFH excuse #336: the xy axis in the trackball is coordinated with the summer solstice
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