Re: AoE for 4.x

From: Julian Elischer (julian_at_elischer.org)
Date: 09/21/04

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To: Sam <sah@softcardsystems.com>

    Sam wrote:

    >> I'm sure you mentionned this before, but why ar eyou not doing it
    >> against -current first?
    >>
    >> We generally don't allow changes to 4.x untill they have settled a
    >> bit in -current. (or 5.x)
    >
    >
    > I decided to write a 4.x driver thinking it would a) be easier to port
    > forward than backward, and b) would give me experience in the old kernel
    > to understand why certain changes were made for the new.
    >
    > [Thompson's Rule for First-Time Telescope Makers]
    > It is faster to make a four-inch mirror and then a six-inch mirror than
    > to make a six-inch mirror.

    hmmmm it might be the other way around here...

    >
    >
    > As for the single patch, I'll cook one up shortly. I just figured it
    > would be more of a pain to look through.

    I guess we are used to it.

    I can't recommend enough the utility of having a cvs mirror and using
    cvs to keep your
     work trees sync'd against FreeBSD. It is also a goodd way of making
    sure that you don't
    forget parts of the diff (e.g. Makefiles etc.) as CVS will pick up all
    the changed files.

    >
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > Sam

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