Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 21:34:03 +1000 From: David Dawes <dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 and ELF Message-ID: <19980903213403.A26062@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199809020711.RAA27819@cimlogic.com.au>; from John Birrell on Wed, Sep 02, 1998 at 05:11:11PM %2B1000 References: <19980902161303.E21469@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> <199809020711.RAA27819@cimlogic.com.au>
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On Wed, Sep 02, 1998 at 05:11:11PM +1000, John Birrell wrote: >David Dawes wrote: >> I'm pretty sure that's why others did it that way too. I think it is safe >> to simplify it to: >> >> #if defined(Lynx) || (defined(SYSV) || defined(SVR4)) && !defined(ACK_ASSEMBLER) || defined(__ELF__) >> >> If something does break as a consequence, we (XFree86) will deal with it. > >It sounds like the changes required for XFree86 to support elf on >FreeBSD aren't a big deal. Agreed. >Would you prefer to just deal with the >change yourself when you get an elf system, or is this ongoing discussion >helping work out what the change should be? The discussion so far has been useful. >We've already asked for people to give the ports crew time to work >through the elf issues. I think it's reasonable to make the same >allowance for XFree86. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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