[Info-vax] Running OpenVMS native on x86 . . .

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In article <jbsj82$b9i$2 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>On 2011-12-09 00.31, JF Mezei wrote:
>> When porting to a new architdecture, to get to a point where you get to
>> the $ sign with a minimum startup,  what compilers would you need ?
>>
>> I guess you would need some C, probably Macro32. Would you still need an
>> assembler native to that platform for the early boot sequence ?
>
>Nothing is written in the native assembly language for the new platform, 

What *new* platform?  If you mean Itanium, then you're wrong!



>so why would you? If you have a C compiler, that language is capable 
>enough to do device drivers.

Not all.



>But apart from Macro-32, you'd definitely need Bliss. I don't know if 
>you really need C.

I don't. ;)

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