From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 12 16:33:00 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD78216A4CE; Thu, 12 May 2005 16:33:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org [198.22.63.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA17043D70; Thu, 12 May 2005 16:32:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (mwlucas@localhost [127.0.0.1])j4CGVb2f074385; Thu, 12 May 2005 12:31:38 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost)j4CGVbPT074384; Thu, 12 May 2005 12:31:37 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas) Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:31:37 -0400 From: "Michael W. Lucas" To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20050512163137.GA74349@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> References: <200505121505.j4CF5c7i076426@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050512152855.GD92175@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050512154337.GA73901@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-Score: (0) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:33:00 -0000 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