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<h2>Fennix Operating System</h2>
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<p align='center'>Fennix is an operating system built from scratch using C and C++.</p>
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> [!CAUTION]
> The project is still in development and is not yet ready for production use.
> Please use a virtual machine to run the OS.
## Features
- 🧩 Flexible and modular
- You can easily choose the components you want to include in the kernel
- 🎛️ Compatible with multiple platforms
- Supports i386, AMD64 and AArch64 platforms
- 📦 Support for different operating system binaries
- You can run Linux and Windows binaries
- 🖨️ Driver support
- Supports a variety of drivers for different hardware components
- 📖 Detailed documentation
- The project is well-documented using Doxygen
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Some features are still in development and may not be fully functional.
## Getting Started
### 💾 Download ISO Image
You can download the development ISO image from the [Actions](https://github.com/EnderIce2/Fennix/actions/workflows/makefile.yml) tab on the GitHub repository.
### 🛠️ Prerequisites
To build the project, you need to have the following tools installed:
- `make`
- `gcc`
- `ld`
- ... and other standard Unix tools
- These can be installed using `build-essential` on Ubuntu or `base-devel` on Arch Linux
- `doxygen` (optional)
- To generate the documentation
### 🚀 Installation
You can install the project by building it from source.
#### Cloning the Repository
First, clone the repository using Git:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/EnderIce2/fennix.git
cd fennix
```
#### Preparing the Environment
Before building the project, you need to build the cross-compiler toolchain and QEMU. You can do this by running the following command:
```sh
make setup
```
This will clone, patch, and build the required tools for you.
#### Building the Project
To build the project, run:
```sh
make build
```
This will build the kernel, userspace, and drivers. The iso image will be `Fennix.iso`.
#### Running the OS
You can run the OS using QEMU. First, build the project, then run:
```sh
make run
```
#### Additional Configuration
You can configure the project by editing the `config.mk` file.
## 🧪 Debugging
If you use Visual Studio Code, you can press `F5` to start debugging the OS.
The configuration is already set up for you.
> [!TIP]
> Make sure you built the project at least once before debugging.
## 📚 Documentation
The project documentation is generated using Doxygen.
To generate the documentation, run:
```sh
make docs
```
The documentation will be available in the `doxygen-doc/docs` directory.
## 👨‍💻 Contributing
Contributions are welcome!
Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file for guidelines on how to contribute to this project.
### Contributors
<a href="https://github.com/EnderIce2/Fennix/graphs/contributors">
<img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=EnderIce2/Fennix" />
</a>
## 📃 License
Fennix is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
See the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for more details.
Other licenses used in the project can be found in the [LICENSES.md](LICENSES.md) file.