Ghost is an operating system for the Intel x86 platform written from scratch in C++ and assembly. It's based on a (almost) pure microkernel design.
This is the bleeding edge source version of November 17, 2016. Version 0.5.4
I've reworked a lot of stuff since the last revision and fixed many bugs.
The client-canvas is finished and used in the terminal/desktop. Started the
implementation of a new, VT100 compatible terminal and a custom shell
(gosh). Added various features to the window server, including event
transfer to the client, exit-event when the main window of a program closes,
remove components when their process dies and more.
Also added a JavaScript interpreter program (js) which bases on
the Duktape JS engine.
- Command-line & GUI environment
- Multiprocessor support
- PS/2 keyboard & mouse driver, VESA video driver
- Kernel written from scratch
- Patched GCC, OS specific toolchain
- Custom libc implementation
- libstdc++ port
- Extensive kernel API library (libapi)
- Userspace C++ library (libuser)
- Userspace filesystem driver support
- ELF binary support
- Various IPC mechanisms: pipes, signals, messages, shared memory
- Serial COM1 kernel logging
- Virtual 8086 for BIOS calls
See the documentation folder for documentation. It contains information
about the technical design as well as building instructions.
If you want to get in contact, contribute to the project or have any questions, feel free to contact me at:
lokoxe@gmail.com
-Max Schlüssel