NUE and Ski Product Information

NUE and Ski Product Information

• IA-64 Linux NUE Environment
• IA-64 Linux File System
• HP IA-64 Linux Simulator

http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/ski/

Currently, there is no direct replacement for the IA-64 Linux NUE Environment and File System. Three alternatives are available:

Use an account on a real Itanium/IA-64 machine.

Since Itanium processor-based hardware has been available for several years now, we generally recommend developing software directly on Itanium machines. If you don't have access to a local Itanium machine yet, you can get access to various machines via the HP TestDrive program at:

http://www.testdrive.hp.com/

This program provides, via a single logon, access to a great variety of Itanium-machines running various versions of Linux, HP-UX, or OpenVMS.

Build the software using cross-tools

NUE was primarily aimed at easing the development of software which cannot readily be built with cross-tools. However, many software packages, most notably the Linux kernel, can be built easily in this fashion. NUE is not needed for those. Instead, all you need is a set of cross-tools, such as those available from Dan Kegel's web site:

http://kegel.com/crosstool/

For the specific case of cross-building the Itanium Linux kernel, you can find additional information at this UNSW Gelato Wiki page.

Build your own NUE.

NUE was built entirely based on open-source software. It was basically just a chroot'ed environment in which the compiler and linkers were i386-to-ia64 cross-tools and the ia64-versions of the header-files and libraries were installed in the standard locations (e.g., /usr/include and /usr/lib). As such, anybody interested in NUE can put the necessary software together on their own.