HEADS UP: netatm removed (was: Re: netatm removal warning)


On Wed, 21 May 2008, Robert Watson wrote:

10 March 2008 E-mail warning to arch@/net@
10 April 2008 E-mail warning to arch@/net@
10 May 2008 Removal of netatm from HEAD
20 May 2008 Removal of netatm from RELENG_7

Obviously, netatm will remain in the revision control history should anyone wish to ressurect it after that date. However, I suspect that those interested in ATM on FreeBSD have long since been using Harti's netgraph ATM framework.

Somehow the dates slipped pasted more quickly than I had hoped -- this is the HEADS UP that, on a slightly delayed schedule, I will be trimming netatm from the src tree for HEAD, and then a week or two later, from RELENG_7. Assuming all goes well, this should result in no functional change at all.

Per the long-announced schedule, netatm has now been removed from the CVS HEAD. Assuming no unexpected problems, it will likewise be removed from RELENG_7 in a few weeks. I apologize in advance if there's any build disruption; this touched a lot of Makefiles, and while netatm hasn't been connected to the build in ten months, there is always a risk of problems with a change of this scope. I'll keep an eye out for tinderbox warnings and correct as quickly as possible if any arise.

Thanks,

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
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