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-The latest release of GNU Mach is version 1.3, 2002-05-28. However, it is -recommended that you use the version in CVS instead, the -gnumach-1-branch to be exact, as we are only a few steps before we'll -do another release from that branch. - - - -

CVS repository

-The GNU Mach source code is managed in the version control system CVS. You can check out the CVS repository -with the following instruction set. - -

-Source tree: -
-cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/hurd co gnumach -

-Use to following to get the GNU Mach 1 branch: -
-cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/hurd co -r gnumach-1-branch gnumach - -

Updates from within the module's directory do not need the -d parameter. - -

For the full details, read the Savannah page. - -

Browsing the code

-You can also browse the CVS -repository of GNU Mach with your web browser. The web pages are -generated dynamically at the time you request them and are always up -to date. -

-There is also a cross referenced -database of the Hurd, GNU Mach, MIG, and the GNU C library sources -online for you to browse. It provides better searching and browsing -facilities than the online CVS repository, but it is not always up to -date and does not contain history information. - -

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Installation instructions

-GNU Mach can be compiled or cross-compiled easily. The only package -you are not likely to have installed already is MIG, the Mach -interface generator. If you cross-compile gnumach, you need a -cross-MIG for your architecture. You also need the static version of -the C library for your host architecture, as some functions are taken -directly from it. We recommend that you use the GNU C library, other C libraries -have not been tested and might not work. After you have followed the -installation instructions in the package and the reference manual, you -should end up with a kernel binary where your boot loader can find it. - -

Booting GNU Mach

-To actually use the kernel and boot the GNU operating system, you need -a boot loader. Not all boot loaders are capable to boot the GNU -system, you need one that supports the multiboot standard. The -bootloader of the GNU system is GNU -GRUB, which supports a broad range of operating systems including -GNU/Hurd. -

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Introduction to GNU Mach

-GNU Mach is the microkernel of the GNU system. A microkernel provides -only a limited functionality, just enough abstraction on top of the -hardware to run the rest of the operating system in user space. The -GNU Hurd servers and the GNU C library implement the POSIX compatible -base of the GNU system on top of the microkernel architecture provided -by Mach. -

-Currently, GNU Mach runs on IA32 machines. GNU Mach should, and -probably will, be ported to other hardware architectures in the -future. Mach was ported to many operating systems in the past. -

-GNU Mach is maintained by the Hurd developers for the GNU project. If -you need help with GNU Mach or want to contribute to the development -of the microkernel, you should contact the Hurd people. - -

Advantages of GNU Mach

-GNU Mach is not the most advanced microkernel known to the planet, nor -is it the fastest or smallest, but it has a rich set of interfaces and -some features which make it useful as the base of the Hurd system. -

it's free software: -Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the -GNU General Public License (GPL).
it's built to survive: -As a microkernel, GNU Mach doesn't implement a lot of the features -commonly found in an operating system, but only the bare minimum that -is required to implement a full operating system on top of it. This -means that a lot of the operating system code is maintained outside of -GNU Mach, and while this code may go through a complete redesign, the -code of the microkernel can remain comparatively stable. -
it's scalable: -Mach is particularly well suited for SMP and network cluster -techniques. Thread support is provided at the kernel level, and the -kernel itself takes advantage of that. Network transparency at the -IPC level makes resources of the system available across machine -boundaries (with NORMA IPC, currently not available in GNU Mach). -
it exists: -The Mach microkernel is real software that works Right Now. It is not -a research or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you -can start using and developing it. Mach has been used in many -operating systems in the past, usually as the base for a single UNIX -server. In the GNU system, Mach is the base of a functional -multi-server operating system, the Hurd. -

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Status of the project

-GNU Mach 1.3 was released in May 2002, and features advanced boot -script support, support for large disks (>= 10GB) and an improved -console. -

-GNU Mach is used as the default microkernel in the GNU/Hurd system. -It is compatible with other popular Mach distributions. The device -drivers for block devices and network cards are taken from Linux 2.0.x -kernel versions, and so a broad range of common hardware is supported. -

-However, the Linux device drivers have been improved greatly since the -2.0.x version, and a new version of GNU Mach based on the OSKit -library is being worked on, which uses newer drivers and in general -has cleaner machine specific support code. -

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- - diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach.mdwn index d45549f5..cdb43a6f 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, +Inc."]] [[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -8,9 +9,10 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU_Free_Documentation_License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -GNU Mach is currently used by the GNU [[Hurd]]. +GNU Mach is the microkernel that the [[GNU_Hurd|hurd]] system is based on. -GNU Mach remains compatible with [[Mach]] 3.0. +It is maintained by the Hurd developers for the GNU project and remains +compatible with [[Mach]] 3.0. The majority of GNU Mach's [[device_driver]]s are from Linux 2.0. They were added using glue code, i.e., a Linux [[emulation]] layer in Mach. @@ -20,11 +22,58 @@ GNU Mach runs on x86 machines. See the [[ports]] to other architectures. +# Advantages of GNU Mach + +GNU Mach is not the most advanced [[microkernel]] known to the planet, nor is +it the fastest or smallest, but it has a rich set of [[interface]]s and some +features which make it useful as the base of the [[Hurd]] system. + + * **it's free software** + + Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the + [[GNU_General_Public_License_(GPL)|gpl]]. + + * **it's built to survive** + + As a [[microkernel]], GNU Mach doesn't implement a lot of the features + commonly found in an operating system, but only the bare minimum that is + required to implement a full operating system on top of it. This means + that a lot of the operating system code is maintained outside of GNU Mach, + and while this code may go through a complete redesign, the code of the + microkernel can remain comparatively stable. + + * **it's scalable** + + Mach is particularly well suited for SMP and network cluster techniques. + Thread support is provided at the kernel level, and the kernel itself takes + advantage of that. Network transparency at the [[IPC]] level makes + resources of the system available across machine boundaries (with NORMA + IPC, currently not available in GNU Mach). + + * **it exists** + + The Mach microkernel is real software that works Right Now. It is not a + research or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you can start + using and developing it. Mach has been used in many operating systems in + the past, usually as the base for a single UNIX server. In the GNU system, + Mach is the base of a functional multi-server operating system, the + [[Hurd]]. + + +# Booting + +To actually use the kernel and boot the GNU operating system, you need a boot +loader. Not all boot loaders are capable to boot the GNU system, you need one +that supports the multiboot standard. The bootloader of the GNU system is +[[GNU_GRUB|grub]], which supports a broad range of operating systems including +GNU/Hurd. + + # Development -* [[Building]] -* [[Debugging]] -* [[Boot_Trace]] -* [[Projects]] - * [[Rules]] - * [[Open_Issues]] + * [[Building]] + * [[Debugging]] + * [[Boot_Trace]] + * [[Projects]] + * [[Rules]] + * [[Open_Issues]] diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach/building.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach/building.mdwn index 073c68a3..014d3e87 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach/building.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnu_mach/building.mdwn @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ enabled) is around 50 MiB. ### Developers's RCS -See [here](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/gnumach-download.html#cvs). +See . $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/hurd co -r gnumach-1-branch gnumach -- cgit v1.3.1

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