Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:50:04 -0800 (PST) From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/46213: Documentation still refers to MAKEDEV Message-ID: <200212121750.gBCHo4SU049936@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/46213; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/46213: Documentation still refers to MAKEDEV Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 18:49:37 +0100 On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 09:14:39AM -0800, Murray Stokely wrote: > > Both snd.4 and the Handbook tell users to run MAKEDEV on a -CURRENT > system as part of the process to get sound working. We really need to > update these documents to correctly reflect the procedure for 5.0 > (devfs). > True for snd(4) but not for the Handbook. I will even say the devfs problem is fixed in the Handbook. Something like: Note: If you are running FreeBSD 5.0 or later you can safely skip this section. These versions use devfs(5) to allocate device nodes transparently for the user. was added where MAKEDEV "appears". Marc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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