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Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

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Re: Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

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Post by johnmarcus »

tyingq wrote: post #5
johnmarcus wrote: post #3

What am I supposed to do with it?

Learn about Unix internals on something much smaller than the available alternatives?

like literally, i was asking for instructions. neither this post nor the github repo offered any instructions of what one is supposed to do with this, aka, how to build it, how to run it, or what to learn.

Re: Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

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Post by johnmarcus »

jmiskovic wrote: post #7
johnmarcus wrote: post #3

What am I supposed to do with it?

The included textbook is _really_ good introduction to systems programming. I highly recommend taking a look if you are interested in kernel programming or interaction between OS.

thank you, that's useful information of what this is.

Re: Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

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Post by tyingq »

johnmarcus wrote: post #31
tyingq wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Learn about Unix internals on something much smaller than the available alternatives?

like literally, i was asking for instructions. neither this post nor the github repo offered any instructions of what one is supposed to do with this, aka, how to build it, how to run it, or what to learn.

Ahh, ok. I wasn't trying to be snarky, just pointing out that it's quite small and easy to fit in your head.

It seems disconnected because it's the repo for the port to RISC-V. The instructions you're looking for are here for the original x86 port: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cr4bd/4414/F2019/xv6intro.html

Re: Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

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Post by johnmarcus »

tyingq wrote: post #33
johnmarcus wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

like literally, i was asking for instructions. neither this post nor the github repo offered any instructions of what one is supposed to do with this, aka, how to build it, how to run it, or what to learn.

Ahh, ok. I wasn't trying to be snarky, just pointing out that it's quite small and easy to fit in your head. It seems disconnected because it's the repo for the port to RISC-V. The instructions you're looking for are here for the original x86 port: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cr4bd/4414/F2019/xv6intro.html

Thank you, that is precisely what I was looking for.
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