re: port-amd64/36350

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/36350; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
    netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, joerg.bsd%internode.net.au@localhost
Subject: re: port-amd64/36350
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:42:02 +1000

 >  But how many of the existing i386 manual pages are really applicable to
 >  AMD64? Is something like pnpbios(4) even present in AMD64? Is it really
 >  worth the trouble to move manual pages of legacy devices such as fdc(4) to
 >  man4.x86? (Also: why is something like fdc(4) even in AMD64/GENERIC?)
 
 there are amd64 machines with floppy controllers, and even some with
 actual drives attached that worked.  i'ver seen them.
 
 
 .mrg.