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To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 LINT 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 02 May 1996 03:41:20 MST."
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Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 19:44:53 +0800
From: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.DIALix.COM>
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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"COMPAT_LINUX" means that some unaware user following slightly out of date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