cvs commit: src/lib/libc/i386/net htonl.S ntohl.S
Ruslan Ermilov
ru at freebsd.org
Mon Oct 18 13:11:33 PDT 2004
On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 01:54:22PM -0600, Scott Long wrote:
> This has been discussed for years. It should not be a surpise. Frankly
> I'm thrilled that David at least made it conditional rather than just
> culling the support entirely as has been threatened so often in the
> past.
>
_What_ has been discussed for years?
It's been for years that GENERIC kernel doesn't support i386.
It's been for years that in 6.0-RELEASE the I386_CPU should
go away.
It wasn't for years that default world won't run on i386.
If this is going to happen (you speak for re@?), then let's
declare it to the world first -- this is all I ask about.
If i386 support should go away completely, I'm fine with
this too, but let's declare it before doing it.
> i386 hasn't been supported in the default configuration for years.
>
This was true only about the kernel.
> Whether or not someone got it running with 5.2.1 doesn't change this.
>
How's that? i386 release notes say that running on i386 is still
supported, just requires recompiling a kernel. This is no longer
the case after this commit.
> The knobs are there to (theoretically) turn it on. So as long as those
> knobs are consistent and documented, nothing is lost.
>
They are not, and my complaint was solely about it. I ended
up sending a patch to David for libc/Makefile per his request.
> Guys, just decide on the name of the knob and be done with it. Please!
> This was settled years ago. The 80386 isn't making an unexpected
> comeback here that warrants a lot of fighting.
>
This is not a fighting at all. Rather, this is just a normal
polishing of an incomplete commit.
Cheers,
--
Ruslan Ermilov
ru at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer
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