[SLOF] Fwd: No read word in slof

[Jd Lyons]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Segher Boessenkool <segher at kernel.crashing.org>
> Subject: Re: No read word in slof
> Date: July 1, 2024 at 3:27:57 PM EDT
> To: Jd Lyons <lyons_dj at yahoo.com>
> 
> Hi!
> 
> On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 03:06:50PM -0400, Jd Lyons wrote:
>> Sagher, I’m having trouble trying to implement an xcoff-loader package for SLOF on qemu.
> 
> (Segher)
> 
>> Seems the read word is defined in the client.fs and it should be included in the romfs  build, but the word read returns undefined word in SLOF-qemu.
>> 
>> Is it one of those things like the evaluator that has to be enabled?
> 
> Please ask on the mailing list.  You get better advice there, from more
> people than just me.  It is useful for other people as well, at least by
> keeping a trail of previous questions and answers.  The usual.
> 
> There are very many words named "read".  The one in client.fs is the
> implementation of the standard client interface "read" thing.  It is
> always included, in every build, and it works just fine.  But you access
> client interface functionality via the client interface, you do not
> normally call the implementation words directly.
> 
> I have no idea what "romfs" is.
> 
> 
> Segher

Thanks, Segher. I’m not sure I really understand it, seem some word that should be in the dictionary are not.

Are you saying there are or could be several different way read is implemented and each section of SOLF may need to use it another way, so it’s just not a global word in the dictionary?


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