Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 19:44:53 +0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.DIALix.COM> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 LINT Message-ID: <199605021144.TAA00853@spinner.DIALix.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 May 1996 03:41:20 MST." <199605021041.DAA14905@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>phk 96/05/02 03:41:19 > > Modified: sys/i386/conf files.i386 LINT > Log: > Rename the very bogus indeed option "LINUX" to "COMPAT_LINUX". > I can only presume that the brain behind this have never seen code > that says "#ifdef LINUX" :-( COMPAT_LINUX used to mean something VERY different indeed! IMHO This is a very bad move! :-( Same goes for IBCS2 vs. COMPAT_IBCS2. On 2.1 and -stable, you have to use "options COMPAT_LINUX" to be able to modload the linux emulator, what you've now done means that "COMPAT_LINUX" means that some unaware user following slightly out of date instructions or help on usenet etc will screw their system! (again, same for ibcs2) I can just see it now.. :-( Cheers, -Peter
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