(C) 2013 - 2024 Primis Computers (Allie Sargente et al)
X86 requirements are
- GNU Make (Or Compatible)
- NASM, The Netwide Assembler
- GCC cross compiler targeting i586-elf or i686-elf
- grub-mkrescue
RPI4 requirements are
- GNU Make (Or Compatible)
- GCC cross compiler targeting i586-elf or i686-elf
- MTools
Optionally, for customizing builds, any application capable of reading Kconfig
files will work. If on debian based systems, the package kconfig-frontends
is suggested.
The kernel is written mostly in ANSI-C, with assembly only being used on arch specific bringup.
This software is licensed under the MIT License. (see License)
- IBM-PC Compatible Pentium+ PC's (x86)
- Raspberry Pi Model 4B (rpi4)
This kernel is in development, and is therefore subject to major changes. The API is in a state of flux. If developing applications, stick to functions from the standard c library. All others may be deprecated / removed without notice.
All targets generate a bootable apollo.iso file. This file can be used with a virtual machine, burnt to a flash drive or other bootable media. Please note that for some targets, the iso file is actually a generic image file, and should not be burned to a CD (for example, for the rpi4)
Once all the pre-requisites software has been aquired for a specific
archetecture, copy the architecture .config file to .config at the root of the
project. The provided configuration files are examples only, and can be
customized by running make menuconfig if you have a kconfig editor installed
on your machine. Debian provides a package called kconfig-frontends that fits
this role. You can also edit the .config file by hand, assuming you know what
kernel compilation options you desire.
You can build the kernel simply by make.
After compilation is done, a file called apollo.iso will be generated within
the build directory.
This kernel descends from several failed kernel projects;
- ScorchOS; by Bob Moss and Allie Sargente. Circa 2010
- Mercury/SaturnOS; by Brandon Cornell and Allie Sargente. Circa 2012
- Apollo Kernel Project; Circa 2009-2011. Allie Sargente.
This kernel takes base code from Bkerndev and James Molloy's Tutorials:
- http://www.osdever.net/bkerndev/Docs/title.htm
- http://www.jamesmolloy.co.uk/tutorial_html/index.html
Greets to the OSDev Community at OSdev.org.