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To: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.DIALix.COM>
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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 19:44:53 +0800."
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Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 12:06:23 +0000
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.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 "COMPAT_LINUX" means that some unaware user following slightly out of date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...


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