Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:31:37 -0400 From: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml Message-ID: <20050512163137.GA74349@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> References: <200505121505.j4CF5c7i076426@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050512152855.GD92175@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050512154337.GA73901@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net>
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On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 06:21:00PM +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 11:43:37AM -0400, Michael W. Lucas wrote: > > On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 05:28:55PM +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > > > On 2005.05.12 15:05:38 +0000, Michael Lucas wrote: > > > > mwlucas 2005-05-12 15:05:38 UTC > > > > > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > > > > > > Modified files: > > > > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml > > > > Log: > > > > Rewrite "math co-processor" answer to make it more clear and readable. > > > > > > > > Do we even run out-of-the-box on hardware without a math co-processor > > > > these days? > > > > > > I don't think FreeBSD 5 runes without math co-processor at all, but > > > I'm not sure. > > > > I agree: I'm not sure. > > > > If someone is sure, I would be more than happy to axe the whole > > question (along with the other math co-processor FAQs). > > /usr/src/UPDATING says: > > 20030722: > FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD. Chances are you won't > notice. 386+387 support should still work after this change, but > it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real > FPU hardware. > > > This was between 5.1 and 5.2 so all releases from the 5-STABLE branch > need a real FPU. Note that 4.11 still works with an emulated FPU (and > is still officially supported) so it might not be wise to remove the > section entirely. Checking the docs. What a thought. Axed, thanks! > (While talking about supported hardware it might also be noted that to > run 5.x on a real 80386 (+80387 FPU) you need to recompile word+kernel > with 386 support (see the 2005027 and 20010116 entries in UPDATING), > and for 6-CURRENT all support for a real 80386 (with or without FPU) > has been axed completely (20041116 entry in UPDATING)) I'll see if I can put that in. On the other hand: is that a FAQ? Isn't that in the hardware notes? ==ml -- Michael W. Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ "The cloak of anonymity protects me from the nuisance of caring." -Non Sequiter
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