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@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ for 386 and arm.
386
It is very primitive but can run go/test/sieve.go, the concurrent
-prime sieve, on a uniprocessor. It has only been tested using the
-Bochs emulator.
+prime sieve, on a uniprocessor.
To run, first build the tools by running all.bash with GOARCH=386
and GOOS set to your normal GOOS (linux, darwin). Then:
@@ -22,14 +21,41 @@ and GOOS set to your normal GOOS (linux, darwin). Then:
8l -a sieve.8 >sieve.asm # can consult sieve.asm for debugging
dd if=/dev/zero of=disk count=10000
cat bootblock 8.out | dd of=disk conv=notrunc
- bochs
Use the built-in print(text string) function to print to the
console.
+
+BOCHS
+
You may have to tweak the .bochsrc depending on your system,
and you may need to install the Bochs emulator.
+ $ cp dot-bochsrc .bochsrc
+ $ $EDITOR .bochsrc # tweak it if required
+ $ bochs
+
+
+ORACLE xVM VIRTUALBOX
+
+Install VirtualBox. Then:
+
+ Build 'disk' (described above under '386').
+
+ $ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk go-tiny.vdi
+ $ VirtualBox
+ create a new VM; as disk use the go-tiny.vdi image.
+ start the vm.
+
+
+QEMU / KVM
+
+This should work the same for qemu and kvm (really: qemu-kvm).
+
+ Build 'disk' (described above under '386').
+
+ $ qemu -hda disk
+
ARM