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From: ivie@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: ?wuarchive 4.3bsd-reno code for VAX
Message-ID: <1993Aug11.093908.71043@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 11 Aug 93 09:39:08 MDT
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Organization: Utah State University
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In article <2495tfINNrul@cbl.umd.edu>, mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) writes:
> While skipping around wuarchive I decided to take some twists and turns
> I hadn't made before and noticed the complete source tree for 4.3bsd-reno.
> Now, I cd'd deep inside and noted the support for the VAX architecture
> (KA630, KA650, KA820, and KA860).  Does the VAX code still work?  Can I
> build a working 4.3bsd-reno system for my MicroVAX II or III (a II
> is being upgraded with a KA650 shortly)?  If so, how do I go about
> pulling off this big source tree and building it?  Can it be done under
> ULTRIX 4.3?

I noticed that, too. However, I've also found out a few other things about it.

For Net2 (which is in the 4.3bsd-reno tree), the traditional BSD virtual memory
system was dropped in favor of Mach's. However, the VAX code has not been 
updated; it still refers to stuff from the old virtual memory code.

Also, there is no source for a bootstrap.

Roger Ivie
ivie@cc.usu.edu