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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > The source can be compiled with gcc 2.96 and glibc 2.2.5
>
> Too much trouble.  I wouldn't expect it to be a simple job.

They said you only had to edit a couple of files to specify binutils, gcc 
and glibc numbers.  I might try this and call for help when needed.

> > anyone want to try this so as to avoid SW9.0?
>
> Why avoid it?  The Slackware 9 libraries install beautifully
> on BL3.  The proof of that is how easily we got QEMU working
> even thoough it has many library dependencies.

The libraries (once you delete a lot of junk from SW81 glibc that is no 
longer included in the main SW91 glibc package) are quite a big larger and 
probably take up more RAM.

> > glibc 2.2.5 is already needed for Opera
>
> I just downloaded the latest Opera static binary and it ran
> right away on the BL3 I'm using for QEMU.  I didn't have to
> add a single package.

> > Kernel 2.4 is needed for the precompiled accelerator.
>
> Really?  Do they give a reason why?
No.  2.4 or 2.6.

Without the accelerator supposedly programs run 5 to 10 times more slowly, 
but DOS programs that worked at 8MHz should work fine at 1/10 of 100MHz.
And with 500K free RAM.

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> Steven
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