cvs commit: src/sys/conf NOTES files files.alpha files.amd64 files.i386 files.pc98 options options.alpha options.amd64 options.i386 options.pc98 src/sys/alpha Makefile src/sys/alpha/conf NOTES

[Wilko Bulte]

On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 06:12:18PM +0000, Alexander Leidinger wrote..
> netchild    2006-05-07 18:12:18 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/conf             NOTES files files.alpha files.amd64 
>                          files.i386 files.pc98 options 
>                          options.alpha options.amd64 options.i386 
>                          options.pc98 
>     sys/alpha            Makefile 
>     sys/alpha/conf       NOTES 
>   Log:
>   - change the example of compiling only specific modules to not contain
>     the linux module, since it is not cross-platform
>   - move linprocfs from "files" and "options" to architecture specific files,
>     since it only makes sense to build this for those architectures, where we
>     also have a linuxolator
>   - disable the build of the linuxolator on our tier-2 architecture "Alpha":
>     * we don't have a linux_base port which supports Alpha and at the
>       same time is not outdated/obsoleted upstream/in a good condition/
>       currently working
>     * the upcomming new default linux base port is based upon Fedora
>       Core 3 (security support via http://www.fedoralegacy.org), which
>       isn't available for Alpha (like the current default linux base
>       port which is based upon Red Hat 8)
>     * nobody answered my request for testing it ~1 month ago on
>       current@ and alpha@ (it doesn't surprises me, see above)
>     * a SoC student wouldn't have to waste time on something which
>       nobody is willing to test
>   
>   This does not remove the alpha specific MD files of the linuxolator yet.
>   
>   Discussed on:           arch (mostly silence)
>   Spiritual support by:   scottl

Amen ;)

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Wilko Bulte				wilko at FreeBSD.org