[rtmk-announce] Activity!

[Johan R. <joh...@ne...>]

Hi!

You may wonder why so little happens in the project right now.
The main reason is that I have been busy doin' other things. 

Anyway, I will try to release a new version within this or the
next week.  As from this release there will be three modules:
the rtmk kernel (rtmk), the bootstrap (bootstrap) and the
interface generator (rig).  

Notes about the kernel (rtmk):

 * Now supports portal sets

Notes about the bootstrap (bootstrap):

 * The first version of the I/O API; contains device drivers
   and servers.

    * The device driver API supports mapped read/write, inline
      read/write and async read/write. 

 * Servers; bootstrap.server 
 * Devices; cons.server 

Notes about the interface generator (rig):

 * Generates non-optimized code in C. C++ might be added in
   the future. Can anso generated headers that contains prototypes
   for the routines generated by RIG (client side).

 * Both support interfaces and servers.

I'm thinking of moving the C lib to the bootstrap module and
keep the kernel out of the OS-enviorment.   The kernel module
will supply the system, malloc and pthread libraries.

Any comments?

I will soon import the modules into the CVS reposity.

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