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maxdev1 / ghost

Ghost, a micro-kernel based hobby operating system.
http://ghostkernel.org/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Please give some tips on making drivers for Ghost os #19

Closed ghost closed 6 years ago

ghost commented 6 years ago

Please tell me how can I write drivers for Ghost OS and in which languages can I write Drivers. Is it important to use c++ or I can use c or any other language also.

maxdev1 commented 6 years ago

Drivers in Ghost are applications like all others, the only difference is that they must be started with a higher security level. Check the ps2driver for an implementation example.

You can write them in any language that calls kernel library functions in a way that complies with the System V ABI. You must have a cross-compiler for Ghost for your language of choice.

ghost commented 6 years ago

Thank you sir, I am trying to make a graphical driver utility for Ghost OS that can be used by anyone to create drivers for their hardware and upload it in the ghost kernel database. The person will not need to program anything only he or she has to graphically select the configuration and test it.

maxdev1 commented 6 years ago

Have you ever programmed a driver by yourself? The idea sounds a little utopic :-P

ghost commented 6 years ago

Yes I have done it in both c and cpp