[SqNOS] SqNOS devel guide

[K. K. Subramaniam]

On Wednesday 16 Mar 2011 6:17:34 PM Guido Chari wrote:
> It would be really nice to have squeakNOS ported to ARM. I think there is
> already a port to arm for the SqueakVM. I don't know exactly its status.
See http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6010

I cross-compiled 3.9.8 for an ARM platform (Nokia N900) but calling it a 
"port" is a stretch. VM 3.9.8 didn't require any tweaks in the code when using 
cross-compilation tools. Most of the port actually deals with higher level 
stuff - picking out the relevant plugins, configuring the right key/mouse 
combinations and so on. For instance, N900 uses a stylus for input and does 
not come with an ALT-key.

Then there are hardware-specific plugins - for camera, gps, light sensors, 
accelerators etc. This will be hardest part of the "port".

Subbu