[Oberon] A2, targeting a Geode SC3200.

[eas lab]

Trying to port ETHO-ish to OLPC?
My impression is that you're "working with words" as if law/politics.

Better is to have a mental picture/understanding of the physical process,
and be able to confirm various stages of the sequence towards your goal.

I had a bad problem because I couldn't accept that <a display> could talk
TO the vga-plug of the MotherBoard.

== Chris Glur.


On 1/27/15, peter at easthope.ca <peter at easthope.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This was sent originally about 12 hr ago.  No evidence of receipt.
> Hence, trying another copy.
>
> Source repository 5919 here.
>
> I'm interested to build an installer for A2 for a machine with
> a Geode SC3200 cpu.  This is in Release.Tool.
>
> BUILDS
> 	A2 {
> 		INCLUDE "NATIVE NATIVEORIG I386 I386ORIG"
> 		COMPILER "Compiler.Compile"
> 		COMPILEOPTIONS "--useFPU"
> 		TARGET "AMD"
> 		EXTENSION "Obx"
> 		SYMBOLEXTENSION "Obx"
> 		PATH "AOS:"
> 		EXCLUDEPACKAGES "OberonVoyager OberonAnts"
> 		DISABLED "FALSE"
> 	}
>
> I haven't changed INCLUDE from the installation default.
> OK for the Geode?
>
> I haven't found any mention of SSE or SSE2 in this processor.
> Hence --useFPU.
>
> Is TARGET "AMD" right for the Geode?
>
> Any further tips?
>
> Incidentally, Release.Tool has this comment.
> #	INCLUDE
> #	In this package description file it is possible to describe
>  	files that are only contained in certain builds. This is done
>  	by using indicates, e.g. WIN { list of files } means that ...
>  	
> That should be "... using indicators ..." or "... using build indicators
> ...".
>
> "package description file"?  Does INCLUDE refer to packages or files?
> Really the explanation can be written better.  The pronoun "it" isn't
> necessary.  This perhaps.
> #	INCLUDE
> #	A list of packages to include when building.  Build indicators can
> #	apply packages to specific builds.  For example WIN { list of files }
> #	means that ...
>
> Thanks,                     ... Peter E.
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