-- Text -- GNU Hurd version 0.2.

This is the Hurd. Welcome.

This version of the GNU Hurd runs on various ix86 machines, including i386, i486, i586 (pentium), i686 (hexium [pentium pro]).

For instructions on compiling and installing the GNU Hurd from an already running Hurd system, see the file `INSTALL'.

It is possible to cross-build the Hurd; the file INSTALL-cross contains some past instructions for doing so, but it's too much trouble to maintain these instructions and keep them up to date. Your best bet is to start with a running Hurd system already. If you do decide to cross compile, you will need to examine the instructions in INSTALL for building Mach, libc, and the Hurd together, and follow them. The instructions in INSTALL-cross are quite out-of-date, but they contain some useful hints buried amongst the errors, so we have left the file for those who find it useful.

Please note that this directory also contains a fair amount of not-yet-working code. By default, the makefiles build only the working code.

Bug reports for the GNU Hurd should be sent to the mailing list [email protected]'. Please do not send requests for assistance in installing or using the software to that address. Instead, send requests for assistance to the mailing list [email protected]'. You can join these lists by sending a request to [email protected]' or [email protected]' respectively.

The GNU Hurd is free software. All of it, including the libraries in this distribution, is covered by the GNU General Public License, found in the file COPYING.