From owner-svn-src-user@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 10 16:38:26 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-user@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 892AA106564A; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:38:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from adsum.doit.wisc.edu (adsum.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56E248FC15; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:38:26 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0M290090SVJW1100@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:38:20 -0500 (CDT) Received: from i3-dhcp-172-16-223-236.icecube.wisc.edu (i3-user-nat.icecube.wisc.edu [128.104.255.12]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0M2900KRPVJQ9O40@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:38:14 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:38:13 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-id: <5F1D855D-CFDB-4C33-B00F-7466952AE153@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=128.104.255.12 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-15, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2012.4.10.162722, SenderIP=128.104.255.12 References: <201204100205.q3A25BC3095892@svn.freebsd.org> <4F844231.8000009@freebsd.org> Cc: Marcel Moolenaar , src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-user@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r234080 - user/marcel/vtc.sys X-BeenThere: svn-src-user@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the experimental " user" src tree" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:38:26 -0000 On Apr 10, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2012, at 7:22 AM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > >> On 04/09/12 21:05, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: >>> Author: marcel >>> Date: Tue Apr 10 02:05:10 2012 >>> New Revision: 234080 >>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/234080 >>> >>> Log: >>> Bootstrap the vtc.sys branch. >>> >>> Added: >>> - copied from r234079, head/sys/ >>> Directory Properties: >>> user/marcel/vtc.sys/ (props changed) >> >> Nice to see work on a syscons replacement again! Is there any >> relationship between this and newcons? > > This is 7 year old code that I started in Perforce and revived. > I don't know what newcons is. If newcons is Ed's work than I > think it probably has found some inspiration in vtc. I know > Ed found the vga driver useful. Do you have a pointer? It's in user/ed/newcons. He can probably provide a better explanation than I can. -Nathan