LineKernel is a kernel unlike any other UNIX-Like kernel. LineKernel is a Monolithic kernel designed for real hardware, built from scratch, for the LineCore Operating System.

This kernel is for the LineCoreOS x86 version.

Features in Development

• Kernel

Compiling

Dependencies

• Cross-compile a GCC for the architecture needed (for i386 it would be i686-elf).
• QEMU
• kconfig-frontends

Makefile Instructions

Note that you can also use make xconfig for X config, make allyesconfig for All Yes config, make allnoconfig for All No config.

• For i386
  • make menuconfig ARCH=i386 - Configure LineKernel
  • make ARCH=i386 - Compile using i686-elf for i386
  • make run ARCH=i386 - Run an i386 kernel image in QEMU (faster)
  • make iso ARCH=i386 - Make a bootable i386 ISO
  • make run-iso ARCH=i386 - Run the i386 ISO in QEMU (slower, but more similar to running on real hardware)
• For x86_64
  • make menuconfig ARCH=x86_64 - Configure LineKernel
  • make ARCH=x86_64 - Compile using x86_64-elf for x86_64
  • make iso ARCH=x86_64 - Make a bootable x86_64 ISO
  • make run-iso ARCH=x86_64 - Run the x86_64 ISO in QEMU
• For riscv64
  • make menuconfig ARCH=riscv64 - Configure LineKernel
  • make ARCH=riscv64 - Compile using riscv64-elf for riscv64
  • make run ARCH=riscv64 - Run an riscv64 kernel image in QEMU

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