Re: proc_task2proc prototype change

2017-05-09 Thread Justus Winter
Samuel Thibault writes: > Justus Winter, on dim. 07 mai 2017 17:42:24 +0200, wrote: >> Can you paste the client code? > > kern_return_t __proc_task2proc > ( > process_t process, > mach_port_t task, > mach_port_t *proc, > mach_msg_type_name_t *procPoly Interesting.

guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread rennes
Hello, I forwarded the mail about the guile-2.2 bug in Hurd; Andy a guile developer comments on the error as follows: "'Setrlimit' is incapable of limiting your memory usage." I understand that Hurd is an OS that is under development/experimental and has not yet implemented functions/featu

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread mdn
Hello, Hurd isn't a operating system it's a microkernel. A kernel is software that manages hardware resources (ram, i/o etcetera...). Linux is a kernel just like hurd is. They just have different designs. See more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd and of course https://www.gnu.org/softwar

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread Svante Signell
On Tue, 2017-05-09 at 18:42 +0200, mdn wrote: > Hello, > Hurd isn't a operating system it's a microkernel. > A kernel is software that manages hardware resources (ram, i/o > etcetera...). > Linux is a kernel just like hurd is. > They just have different designs. > > See more at: > https://en.wikip

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello, rennes, on mar. 09 mai 2017 08:32:21 -0500, wrote: > I forwarded the mail about the guile-2.2 bug in Hurd; Andy a guile developer > comments on the error as follows: > > "'Setrlimit' is incapable of limiting your memory usage." Indeed, I think it's not implemented yet. > I understand tha

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread mdn
Thank you for the explanation. But does Mach and the hurd servers combined make it's possible to call it an operating system ? Le 09/05/2017 19:23, Svante Signell a écrit : > On Tue, 2017-05-09 at 18:42 +0200, mdn wrote: >> Hello, >> Hurd isn't a operating system it's a microkernel. >> A kernel is

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread Svante Signell
On Tue, 2017-05-09 at 22:51 +0200, mdn wrote: > Thank you for the explanation. > But does Mach and the hurd servers combined make it's possible to > call > it an operating system ? Yes, together with glibc. A lot of functionality lies there too.

Re: guile-2.2.0 in GNU/Hurd

2017-05-09 Thread mdn
Ok then. Thank you for your time. Have a good day/night. Le 09/05/2017 23:25, Svante Signell a écrit : > On Tue, 2017-05-09 at 22:51 +0200, mdn wrote: >> Thank you for the explanation. >> But does Mach and the hurd servers combined make it's possible to >> call >> it an operating system ? > > Yes