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7. A working VFS and devfs 7. A working VFS and devfs
8. VGA text mode 8. VGA text mode
## Building (on Linux or Mac) ## Building
To build the OS, you will need a custom patched GCC cross-compiler targeted for my OS, and GRUB. To build the OS, you will need custom patched versions of GCC and Binutils targeted for my OS.
Installing GRUB on:
1. Ubuntu. GRUB is already installed.
2. Arch. If you have choses GRUB as your bootloader, run `sudo pacman -S dosfstools libisoburn` as arch by default does not have the necessary tools for grub-mkrescue to work, otherwise run `sudo pacman -S grub dosfstools libisoburn`
3. Another linux distro. GRUB is likely already installed, but if it is not, you will need to use your distribution's package manager to install GRUB.
4. Mac. You will need to install Homebrew, then install the formula i386-elf-grub.
### Building the cross-compiler ### Building the cross-compiler
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Once the cross-compiler is built, the OS can be built by simply typing `make`. Once the cross-compiler is built, the OS can be built by simply typing `make`.
## Additional setup for development ## Additional setup (on Linux or Mac)
To properly develop the OS, you willl need to install QEMU and GDB. To run & debug the OS, you willl need to install QEMU, GRUB, and GDB.
Installing GRUB on:
1. Ubuntu. GRUB is already installed.
2. Arch. If you have chosen GRUB as your bootloader, run `sudo pacman -S dosfstools libisoburn`, as arch by default does not have the necessary tools for grub-mkrescue to work, otherwise run `sudo pacman -S grub dosfstools libisoburn`
3. Another linux distro. GRUB is likely already installed, but if it is not, you will need to use your distribution's package manager to install GRUB.
4. Mac. You will need to install Homebrew, then install the formula i386-elf-grub.
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