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@@ -34,22 +34,16 @@ Copyright 2006-2016 Frans Kaashoek, Robert Morris, and Russ Cox. ERROR REPORTS -If you spot errors or have suggestions for improvement, please send email to -Frans Kaashoek and Robert Morris (kaashoek,rtm@csail.mit.edu). If you have -suggestions for improvements, please keep in mind that the main purpose of xv6 -is as a teaching operating system for MIT's 6.828. For example, we are in -particular interested in simplifications and clarifications, instead of -suggestions for new systems calls, more portability, etc. +Please send errors and suggestions to Frans Kaashoek and Robert Morris +(kaashoek,rtm@mit.edu). The main purpose of xv6 is as a teaching +operating system for MIT's 6.828, so we are more interested in +simplifications and clarifications than new features. BUILDING AND RUNNING XV6 -To build xv6 on an x86 ELF machine (like Linux or FreeBSD), run "make". -On non-x86 or non-ELF machines (like OS X, even on x86), you will -need to install a cross-compiler gcc suite capable of producing x86 ELF -binaries. See http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2016/tools.html. -Then run "make TOOLPREFIX=i386-jos-elf-". - -To run xv6, install the QEMU PC simulators. To run in QEMU, run "make qemu". - -To create a typeset version of the code, run "make xv6.pdf". This -requires the "mpage" utility. See http://www.mesa.nl/pub/mpage/. +To build xv6 on an x86 ELF machine (like Linux or FreeBSD), run +"make". On non-x86 or non-ELF machines (like OS X, even on x86), you +will need to install a cross-compiler gcc suite capable of producing +x86 ELF binaries. See http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2016/tools.html. +Then run "make TOOLPREFIX=i386-jos-elf-". Now install the QEMU PC +simulator and run "make qemu". |