Re: arch/i386/boot rewrite, and all the hard-coded video cards

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Apr 30 2007 - 21:43:24 EST


Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> Do you mean the SVGA chip-specific code, or additionally you are ripping
> out CGA and EGA support?
>

I mean the SVGA chip-specific code.

> Out of curiosity what C compiler will you use?

gcc, using the ".code16gcc" feature of any non-prehistoric binutils.

-hpa
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