Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 12:06:23 +0000 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.DIALix.COM> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freefall.freebsd.org>, 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: <3007.831038783@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 May 1996 19:44:53 %2B0800." <199605021144.TAA00853@spinner.DIALix.COM>
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> > 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 "COMPAT_LINUX" means that some unaware user following slightly out of date 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) Well, change it again if COMPAT_LINUX is bad, just don't change it to LINUX which is particularly stupid. at least LINT compiles now... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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