boot2c
Dev tools
bootloader development
SHOW HN2019
147points
34comments
#294of 2,195 in 2019
Top 14%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Docs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Code is short, readable and well designed
From 1 comment
The code was surprisingly short and readable. If you have a minute, I’d suggest taking a peek; it’s pretty well designed.
saagarjha on HN
Refreshing approach to entering the topic
From 1 comment
Very refreshing approach, as someone deeply interested in this topic but without the time to dive in to the docs myself
frank_nitti on HN
Objections
Targets real-address mode, so it is not really i386 but XT-era hardware
From 1 comment
> they only work in the real-address mode So it's not for i386, it's for XT by the sounds of it.
tus88 on HN
Requests
Add a TCP/IP stack for IoT use
From 1 comment
If you could get a TCP/IP stack working, it could be used for a simple IoT device.
ape4 on HN
Questions
Could a minimal version exist for x64 UEFI machines
From 1 comment
I wonder what a minimal version of this would look like for x64 UEFI machines. Does anyone know whether such a project exists?
Udo on HN
Alternatives named
Turbo C
From 1 comment
I feel your pain, so sorry that you still need to support the .code16gcc hack! My first approach was actually to avoid GCC/clang altogether, and use Turbo C instead. It came with…
qx89l4 on HN
OpenWatcom
From 1 comment
You could also use OpenWatcom, I think. https://github.com/open-watcom/open-watcom-v2
ofrzeta on HN
Unikernels such as Hermitcore
From 1 comment
Isn't that a unikernel [0]? I've been wanting to try Hermitcore [1] for a while. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unikernel [1] https://github.com/hermitcore/libhermit
nodefourtytwo on HN