From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Tue Jun 21 13:29:54 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 319DEAC51E4 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:29:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-x22a.google.com (mail-it0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EF7CE1454 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:29:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id f6so13988462ith.0 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:29:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=LkTBE/fo58pEnGEKTPXKCFGigX4oeZiKL36wuVrXaig=; b=mcjcjnRhXC2jSfzTfGOCLAvpaXAiSM/eAafrfyuM2PFrrfMx+awDTpEO+5JFoGtfA8 VmnUsfJ0OmNZ22BMTOqIk04NmPZ8QFIEvUT339eb9PyRncZDaikmqvVXNgJOSzX2y80f 5Y2aJs482QE/2ClUFtmF3XGyDxjw8lea5DtZ50jx5szAP7+OqHgqUunYzZzSewOdKq0f 0VgKxTVx8WJBCahh8LlXrDaLBdKe5k64Crop9BW+vJBPeAPIidfUqhll+NE1eThxPt+b hwZl7y3ncZvx/huyddi0hx5573WVu+Mav1FGV2YFJm8L6PbnvXjlBTIoZ1ghLKxjyNyX 75zw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to; bh=LkTBE/fo58pEnGEKTPXKCFGigX4oeZiKL36wuVrXaig=; b=NE1xEpTwO4zKeAbetcBr9JLGI6GltKAo+IzvNmSg+hvonm/gH9QYWiKCVV6O1Tx1hG Ks4WXKINntbdVg8dFgsZ1zyEVTk8tvKhJ3tra24xNxcLVyQpj7hOS5f3idtDL2SygJkT danBQYbJ+9q9KbGRaU0ya9vZ+ap+UWRzRcRzwQoRdTr80cvwd3+WtOYfwPJbNaNC4oq+ OmewdWHv02kBLz7AiOFsMDZGitedmK067Fg2Bh9u0UR+77zJTOapakpOH6IzDAAtsL9M iw+pwAFyOY1bdfO8be6Tj62fqOoKv6ulRFmlHUkmtZ8YcoFHmpcVZA1jr7OOuae6gaHs /XlA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tKAdgAX4kf9EWyXxnFtfAn1+r4fORM7vL91Xz/gzINNZ8E+lg/0tKwznU0H3ePK1rVslK5hbsTA8kPb/g== X-Received: by 10.36.239.70 with SMTP id i67mr5492727ith.59.1466515793147; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:29:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: carpeddiem@gmail.com Received: by 10.107.6.213 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:29:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <57680D69.7030309@gmail.com> <576857F3.5040102@gmail.com> <31205295.d0H0JTrSWj@ralph.baldwin.cx> From: Ed Maste Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:29:33 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 7Tq4JkefxwRtwfAwKyD8MEpfnv0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: console in 11.0-ALPHA4 To: FreeBSD Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:29:54 -0000 On the topic of vgl(3) specifically, in October 2014 I wrote on this list: > vgl(3) is a graphics library for syscons(4) that provides some basic > graphics operations (e.g. some mode setting, bitmaps, boxes, > ellipses). Right now it does not support the newer vt(4) console. > > In order to help determine the priority of a porting effort to add > vt(4) support I'd like to better understand where vgl is being used > now. I'd be interested in hearing about both open source software > using vgl as well as proprietary or internal applications. So if > you're using vgl I'd appreciate a follow up (in private is fine) with > a brief description of your use case. That received exactly one private reply, where it was pointed out that dosbox is an example consumer. Nobody replied to say they actually use vgl(3). I will post a followup to -stable to ask the same question, but please, let me know if you use vgl(3) in open source or proprietary software.