These are the sources for LINLOAD, the primary bootstrap loader used
to boot Linux on Alpha systems equipped with ARC or AlphaBIOS firmware.

Until now, I was unable to release the source to linload because it 
was built using a firmware development kit that was not available to 
the general public.  Recently, the "ARC Application Development Kit"
has been released to the public, and I modified linload to build
against it.

Linload is an NT executable, and must be built on an NT-Alpha system.
To build it, you must have the following:

	An Alpha-based system running NT4.0
	Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 or higher
	The Windows NT Software Development Kit (SDK)
	The Windows NT Driver Development Kit (DDK)
	The Arc Application Developer Kit (ADK)
	The Linload sources (linload.tar.gz or linload.zip)
	

Windows NT, Visual C++, SDK, and DDK must all be obtained from
Microsoft.  The ADK is available for download at:

	http://www.windows.digital.com/support/drivers/drivers.asp
	[scroll down to "Special Utilities", then pick "ARC Application
	 Development Kit].

To build linload, you need an Alpha NT system.  Then, follow these steps:

	Install MSVC++, SDK, and DDK if they're not already installed
	on the system.

	Create a directory for the ADK (e.g. "C:\ADK") and unpack
	the ADK zip file into there.

	Change to the directory you created above, then unpack the
	linload source package.

	From the "Start" menu, pick :
	    "Programs | Windows NT DDK (Common) | Free Build Environment"

	At the prompt in the resulting DOS window, change to the
	directory where you unpacked the ADK (e.g. "C:\ADK")

	CD ADKAPPS\LINLOAD

	Issue the "nmake" command

This will build linload.exe in the obj\alpha subdirectory