SPLoader

Systems Programming bootLoader

SPLoader is a rewrite of the CSCI-452 Systems Programming bootloader. The CSCI-452 bootloader was written for the i386-pc platform and is capable of loading flat kernel/program binaries at specified memory locations.

SPLoader aims to add additional features while remaining minimal as possible.

Getting Started

In order to build SPLoader, you will need a cross-compiler setup. The GCC toolchain is the only one supported by this build system. The default configuration will build for the i386-pc platform, which requires binutils and gcc for the i686-elf target. Latest stable versions for GCC and binutils are recommended.

Requirements:

• GCC
• Binutils
• CMake
• ninja-build or GNU Make

Building

# for i386-pc target
cd build
cmake ../ -G Ninja  # ninja is preferred, but make can be used instead
ninja

# for other targets (none available right now)
cd build
cmake -D TARGET=<arch>-<platform> ../ -G Ninja
ninja

Contributing

Read the CONTRIBUTING.md file for details on the build system, coding conventions/style and how to submit pull requests.

Versioning

This project uses Semantic Versioning v2.0.0.

Currently, the project is in development phase (major version 0). See the CONTRIBUTING.md file for details on tagging new versions.

Authors

• Brennan Ringey - Project lead - bringey

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Jon Coles, Warren R. Carithers, K. Reek and Garrett C. Smith for the original bootloader this project is based on.