Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:06:56 -0400 From: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net> To: Garance A Drosehn <gad@freebsd.org> Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: COMPAT_IA32 renamed COMPAT_FREEBSD32 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003170804570.1617@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny> In-Reply-To: <p06240804c7c4248d6354@[128.113.24.47]> References: <4B99031D.3080308@freebsd.org> <4B991C00.3010809@intertainservices.com> <790a9fff1003111714s58d9ee4bl6454d1d52bf705b8@mail.gmail.com> <077AD48E-76D1-459A-9493-8DCB297A98DF@samsco.org> <20100312172255.GC31089@dragon.NUXI.org> <20100312185949.GA31744@lonesome.com> <p06240804c7c4248d6354@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:02, Garance A Drosehn wrote: In Message: <p06240804c7c4248d6354@[128.113.24.47]> > At 12:59 PM -0600 3/12/10, Mark Linimon wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:22:55AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: >> > Yes it is. Where was it discussed first? I do not see anything >> > in my freebsd-arch or freebsd-current archive; or any other >> > FreeBSD list. >> >> http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4B971CA3.9090301 >> >> crossposted on amd64@, ia64@, emulation@. > > > While those are logical mailing lists for this topic to have come > up on, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that there are many > freebsd users and committers who are not on those lists. Many > people who do know about the existing COMPAT_FREEBSD* variables, > and thus will be surprised at this variable name. > > My understanding is that there has already been a lot of furor > over this name, so let me first say I don't mean to infuriate > anyone. However, my own vote would be for some other name than > COMPAT_FREEBSD32. > > Perhaps COMPAT_ELF32 would be more well suited for this ? $0.002 -- jhell
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