Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:43:54 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: newcons comming Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=eTg3K=Wb%2B3j7p7v7cpoB6WiK1vPb2G=sATem7HceC6Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20131025163939.181f35483b1046d74cb77fec@freebsd.org> References: <20131025151847.2a1b83de93335040797ceaf1@ddteam.net> <20131025160410.b0571b32440703bd9a18ead9@freebsd.org> <CAJ-VmomEYMT%2B2vJd9m4iHge_Sjj1ycoXyKxdB5mtFEEWHeLUkw@mail.gmail.com> <20131025163939.181f35483b1046d74cb77fec@freebsd.org>
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3) Realise it's not yet ready for 10.0 or HEAD, and target it to be ready for MFC for a 10.1 release. 4) Delay 10.0 until this has matured enough in HEAD, then release it. I really want to see more updated xorg support but the timing of it all feels a little overly rushed for a 10.0 release target. What do others think? -adrian On 25 October 2013 06:39, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:29:37 -0700 > Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > Erm, I don't think this is really ready for -HEAD yet? > > > > Lets do it "really ready" :))) > > I'am free on that, I can merge or not merge it to 10.0. But x11 team > depend on newcons presence, otherwise no new Xorg, no KMS drivers, no > new cairo (IIRC), no new ...... > > So we have two way: > 1. delay it to 11.0 > 2. make it ready to 10.0 > > Select one you like more! :) > > Thanks! > > > > > > > -adrian > > > > > > > > On 25 October 2013 06:04, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:18:47 +0300 > > > Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello fellow hackers! > > > > > > > > I finally reach the point when I can work with newcons instead of > > > > syscons on my laptop. Yes, I know it still buggy and have a lot of > > > > style(9) problems. But we really have to get it into HEAD and 10.0 to > > > > enable shiny new Xorg features, drivers, etc. > > > > > > > > So I ask everyone to look "hard" into that[1] and tell me your > opinion. > > > > I expect a lot of opinions, since it have to affect almost all good > > > > guys, as result I have to ask to split "bug reports" into two parts: > > > > 1. Should be done before merge to 10.0; > > > > 2. Can be done later. > > > > > > > > If it possible, please do it(review - report) ASAP. > > > > I have plan to done it that way: > > > > 1. Merge newcons to head (in a few days); > > > > 2. Fix a lot of reported bugs (2 hrs :-D ); > > > > 3. Persuade re@ about we need it in 10.0 (one week, maybe two); > > > > 4. Merge to 10.0; > > > > 5. One year AFK somewhere on Bahamas;^W^W^W^W^W^W^W > > > > 5. Add mouse cut-paste support; > > > > 6. Fix new bugs; > > > > 7. Some drinks. > > > > > > > > What do we will have with newcons: > > > > * (Think it is main) Allow us to switch to fresh Xorg, which require > > > > KMS. > > > > * Graphic devices which can provide framebuffer access can be easily > > > > used as virtual terminals (someone may have pixel-LCD on front of PC > > > > tower, may found it useful :-D ) > > > > * See [2]. > > > > > > > > TODO: > > > > * Lack of key mapping files, everyone can help with that using > > > > instructions on [3]; > > > > * A bit slow (mostly scrolling affected). > > > > * Other bugs :) > > > > * See [2]. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > [1] - http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/user/ed/newcons/ > > > > [2] - > > > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.html#Continuation-of-the-Newcons-Project > > > > [3] - > > > > > > > > http://raybsd.blogspot.com/2013/10/newcons-international-keyboard-input.html > > > > > > > > Hope you will love newcons! > > > > And maybe me too :) > > > > > > > > WBW > > > > -- > > > > Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net> > > > > > > Forget to give a patch to HEAD, here it is: > > > > > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~ray/newcons/newcons_to_head_r257107_2013-10-25_1542.diff.gz > > > > > > Thanks to all! > > > > > > WBW > > > -- > > > Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > WBW > -- > Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> >
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