On Sat, Apr 16, 2005 at 06:50:03AM -0700, AsHwAtH wrote: > Can anyone guide me me how to compile n debug the linux kernel 1.0, > though this quest has been previously posted, cant get the thread.... > i think kernel 1.0 is built on minix.. not sure Nope, linux-1.0.x was self hosted. Minix was only used to compile the kernel until linux-0.10 or so. > can i also know what are the tools available for debugging the > kernel(any), is a line by line debugging possible through a UI....and > how do i start off.. You can run gdb on /proc/kcore, but there is no interactive debugging. I don't remember if /proc/kcore was available in linux-1.0, though. How to start? http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/wiki/KernelHacking > my query might look a bit silly and outdated for some...pls forgive > for that i am starting to get passionate about kernel hacking..... You'd rather start with a recent kernel. There's much more knowledge around about 2.6. Erik -- Erik Mouw J.A.K.Mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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