Subject: Re: Two versions of libm vs. real coproc emulation
To: John Brezak <brezak@apollo.hp.com>
From: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@LAGAVULIN.PDL.CS.CMU.EDU>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/19/1994 09:06:54
> It is copylefted, so I'm not sure if this is really suitable.

It's not.

> What might
> be interesting is to make this code modload'able. Leave the existing
> math_emulate.c code there for yucks, never build it into the kernel and
> load the emulator for those systems that don't have a (working) math
> coproc.

Feel free to do this.  However, as GPL'd kernel code, it will never be
distributed as part of a NetBSD distribution.

Fixing the current math emulator is a much better long term solution,
for the needs of NetBSD.


cgd