** Status
-It passes and compiles the same amount of mono tests as on the x86 architecture.
+ It passes and compiles the same amount of mono tests as on the x86 architecture.
-mcs is self hosting on Linux/PPC.
-
-** To do
+ mcs is self hosting on Linux/PPC.
*** Interpreter
-Up to date.
+ Up to date.
-*** Jitter
+*** JIT and code precompiled:
-Start the port
+ Works on MacOS X 10.2, 10.3 and Linux/PPC, exception handling
+ is currently broken on the JIT.
** Documentation
-<B>PowerPC architecture:</B>
+*** PowerPC architecture:
<A HREF="http://e-www.motorola.com/brdata/PDFDB/docs/MPCFPE32B.pdf">PowerPC Programming environments manual</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://e-www.motorola.com/brdata/PDFDB/docs/MPC7410UM.pdf">G4 (7410) User's manual</A>
+
+ There's a very nice introduction to PowerPC assembly language
+ at <a
+ href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-ppc/">http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-ppc/</a>.
+
+*** Calling conventions:
-<B>Calling conventions:</B>
+ Linux on PPC32 uses the <a
+ href="http://refspecs.freestandards.org/elf/elfspec_ppc.pdf">The
+ PowerPC SystemV ABI specification</a>.
- <add me>
+ On MacOS X, the conventions are documented in the <a
+ href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/MachORuntime/MachORuntime.pdf">Mach-O
+ Runtime Architecture</a>.