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@@ -1,34 +1,53 @@ l3dfs ===== -L3dfs (Linux-aided 3D File System) is a file system that provides 3D -hardware-accelerated rendering to Plan 9. +L3dfs (Linux-aided 3D File Server) is a project with the purpose of bringing +hardware-accelerated 3D rendering capabilities to Plan 9, with the help of Linux +and its vast and sophisticated driver collection and compatibility. More +specifically, it is a group of software with two main components: a server that +exposes the service described above and a client that accesses it. The two +components communicate through the exchange of messages conforming to the 9P +protocol and because of that, the software exposing the service effectively acts +as a file server. -Although it is meant for Plan 9, design and testing are done on -[9front](https://9front.org). +Although it is meant for Plan 9, it is designed for and tested on 9front +(https://9front.org). Design ------ -See doc/design. +See doc/design.md. Building -------- +The C compilers available on Linux (typically gcc) and Plan 9 use slightly +different variations of the C programming language. Because of that, and since +the codebase results in separate programs anyway, the source code is split into +two directories, one for Linux and one for Plan 9. + +From a user's perspective, the compilation of all source code is handled through +comfortable makefiles. Again, there is one for Linux and one for Plan 9, since +they vary slightly. + On Linux: cd linux make all -On Plan 9: (to-do) +On Plan 9: + + cd plan9 + mk all Trivia ------ -Where did it all start? [Here](https://bsky.app/profile/supatwinkbasher.bsky.social/post/3madwusxthk2o) +- It all started here: + https://bsky.app/profile/supatwinkbasher.bsky.social/post/3madwusxthk2o License |