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Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: WMD on 11 January 2004, 21:04
This is old but...

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/info/xpsrctree.shtml (http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/info/xpsrctree.shtml)

I wonder...someone here has to be familiar with the Linux source tree right?  Well, by looking at the above link, does this prove that Windows is really bloated?  (That is, are there too many files for as many fuctions as presented?)
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: Refalm on 11 January 2004, 18:00
They should compile it for i586 already... it's not like someone with a 386 computer would want to install Windows XP on it  (http://redface.gif)
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: KernelPanic on 11 January 2004, 18:36
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
They should compile it for i586 already... it's not like someone with a 386 computer would want to install Windows XP on it   (http://redface.gif)  


X11 would sure try.
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: WMD on 11 January 2004, 22:59
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
They should compile it for i586 already... it's not like someone with a 386 computer would want to install Windows XP on it   (http://redface.gif)  


lol I just noticed that  :D   Hell, they should compile it for i686, since a Pentium 1 can't run it very well either.  :D
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: Uipe on 12 January 2004, 04:27
not too long ago all major linux distros came compiled for i386, I know a lot of people use old pc's for linux but never the less they should compile a version for updated computers...
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: WMD on 13 January 2004, 01:34
^ Mandrake is compiled for i586.  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: WMD on 13 January 2004, 01:35
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
...it's not like someone with a 386 computer would want to install Windows XP on it   (http://redface.gif)  


Oh just thought I should mention...running XP on a 386 is like running KDE on the same thing.  :D   Heck, KDE doesn't run that well on Pentium.  :eek:
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: Uipe on 13 January 2004, 04:29
wmd you shure are right lol
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: mobrien_12 on 13 January 2004, 21:57
quote:
Originally posted by WMD:


lol I just noticed that   :D    Hell, they should compile it for i686, since a Pentium 1 can't run it very well either.   :D  


Yes, but I think that some of the other CPU's (Cyrix, Transmeta, maybe even Athlon) would not work with the i686 instruction set ... I think the pentium instruction set is ok for most modern CPU's though.
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: Refalm on 13 January 2004, 20:03
quote:
M. O'Brien: Yes, but I think that some of the other CPU's (Cyrix, Transmeta, maybe even Athlon) would not work with the i686 instruction set ... I think the pentium instruction set is ok for most modern CPU's though.


That's just pure bullshit in my opinion. Maybe you ought to explain that.  :confused:
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: mobrien_12 on 13 January 2004, 23:11
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:

 Maybe you ought to explain that.   :confused:  


Wrong about the athalon but that was only a guess.


http://mail-archives.engardelinux.org/engarde-users/2003/Apr/0045.html (http://mail-archives.engardelinux.org/engarde-users/2003/Apr/0045.html)

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07234.html (http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07234.html)

http://www.shaolinmicro.com/support/doc/aptus_guide/soft_req.html (http://www.shaolinmicro.com/support/doc/aptus_guide/soft_req.html)

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/sol/SoL-17.00/Installation-Manual.txt (http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/sol/SoL-17.00/Installation-Manual.txt)

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/11/fluttma_9_0_transmeta.html (http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/11/fluttma_9_0_transmeta.html)

Although, on the other hand the lkml says this about the tranmeta processor.

http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/11/20/105 (http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/11/20/105)
Title: Windows XP Source Tree
Post by: hm_murdock on 14 January 2004, 01:26
Transmeta is a cool word

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