the bare necessities ...

[Mayuresh Kathe]

hello,

due to unforeseen circumstances, i need to cut down on my budget for a
machine to run netbsd on.

intended use of the machine;
1. re-write as many of the base tree c++ tools/utils in c89 as required
for a functional system.
2. work at getting as much of a functional system as possible using
'pcc'.

i would prefer to go with an 64-bit system, but wouldn't mind going for
a 32-bit machine either.

may i know what kind of compute power be required for the second task?
i have ample amount of time at my disposal but not enough financial
resources, so, long compile times are okay. :)

thanks,

~mayuresh

[Matt Thomas]

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
hello,
due to unforeseen circumstances, i need to cut down on my budget for a machine to run netbsd on.

How much of a budget?

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
intended use of the machine;
1. re-write as many of the base tree c++ tools/utils in c89 as required for a functional system.

It might be less work writing a p++ since c++ in NetBSD is not going away anytime soon.

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
2. work at getting as much of a functional system as possible using 'pcc'.

I think that's a losing battle.

[Mayuresh Kathe]

Post by Matt Thomas

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
hello,
due to unforeseen circumstances, i need to cut down on my budget for a
machine to run netbsd on.

How much of a budget?

us$330.

Post by Matt Thomas

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
intended use of the machine;
1. re-write as many of the base tree c++ tools/utils in c89 as
required for a functional system.

It might be less work writing a p++ since c++ in NetBSD is not going away anytime soon.

i am talking about the c++ in netbsd base tree.

Post by Matt Thomas

Post by Mayuresh Kathe
2. work at getting as much of a functional system as possible using 'pcc'.

I think that's a losing battle.

initially even i thought so, but it really is worth the effort to give
it a shot.
the last time i took a look, ragge from 'pcc' has been doing good work.

best

~mayuresh

[Kamil Rytarowski]

Hello Mayuresh Kathe,

You may be interested in ideas from MirBSD, they run for 10 years without C++ in base.

There is mostly no low-power minimum, just get something usable, more power will help you.

I like your idea of PCC and ANSI C. I think that NetBSD needs more features not reworked things that are already in, enhanced PCC would be a major one.

Good luck!

[Mayuresh Kathe]

Post by Kamil Rytarowski
Hello Mayuresh Kathe,
You may be interested in ideas from MirBSD, they run for 10 years without C++ in base.

yes, i have heard of them, and interacted with thorsten regarding mksh,
seemed like a good guy.
i am also drawing inspiration from openbsd, though i disagree with the
obnoxiousness of most people out there. :)

Post by Kamil Rytarowski
There is mostly no low-power minimum, just get something usable, more power will help you.

would something like an amd64 single core @ 1.6ghz with 2gb ram and
500gb hdd be considered good enough?

Post by Kamil Rytarowski
I like your idea of PCC and ANSI C. I think that NetBSD needs more
features not reworked things that are already in, enhanced PCC would
be a major one.

yes, netbsd needs more features, but, better to have a uniform language
at the base layer.
simplicity can be marvelously powerful. :)

Post by Kamil Rytarowski
Good luck!

thanks. :)

~mayuresh