Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:57:02 -0800 From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Chris Williams <psion@geekspace.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Inconsistancy in supported hardware lists Message-ID: <200103231657.f2NGv2C53651@bmah-freebsd-0.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <3ABB73EA.FAFA0537@geekspace.com> References: <3ABB73EA.FAFA0537@geekspace.com>
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--==_Exmh_515974532P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If memory serves me right, Chris Williams wrote: > Comtrol Rocketport cards are listed in the Misc hardware section of > RELNOTES.TXT, but not of HARDWARE.TXT in recent snapshots (prob'ly in release > s > too, haven't looked). Hi Chris-- Thanks for pointing this out! I've fixed HARDWARE.TXT for -CURRENT, and I'll MFC this to 4-STABLE on my next commit to the *.TXT files. > I assume this is just an oversight -- but why is > hardware compatibility kept in two different files in the first place? Or are > the lists indicative of different levels of support? (should work vs. actuall > y > tested, or..) I don't think there's a particularly good reason, personally. I'm actually working to get rid of this duplication, because it's a real pain in the rear to deal with. Support for a new device currently requires an edit in N+1 different files, where N is the number of architectures supported. A prototype of the next-generation release notes has the hardware compatability list as a separate document, with the release notes just listing changes between releases. For a preview, see: http://people.freebsd.org/~bmah/relnotes/ Once 4.3-RELEASE is out the door and I figure out some "make release" issues, I intend to commit this to -CURRENT, and eventually to 4-STABLE. Bruce. --==_Exmh_515974532P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 iD8DBQE6u4Be2MoxcVugUsMRAm06AKDgcAeYCKM7xxthrNisd5cQdc4GcQCghHxx ccQ1swgwL2QHsktNQkEJVVw= =Dvnd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_515974532P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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