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skippy@macro.stanford.edu wrote:

 > > I wanted to solve this by creating sys/cpu/{m68k,powerpc}, but there were
 > > some interesting issues revolving around exporting header files, etc.
 > 
 > What were the problems? Couldn't userland just have both cpu/powerpc and
 > arch/powerpc go into /usr/includes/machine, or was that not the problem?
 > 
 > If we can't split things up that way, how about we change one of the two
 > names? Either make the computer be ofpowerpc or ofppc, since it is a port
 > to full-fledged Open Firmware PowerPC machines and not the pseudo-OF
 > machines we buy from Apple, or make the cpu-specific stuff arch/ppc?

I think...

arch/powerpc or cpu/powerpc - CPU specific directory

arch/ofppc	OpenFirmware machine (and PSIM)
arch/powermac	PowerMac
arch/bebox	BeBox
(arch/prep	no OpenFirmware machine)

Kazuki Sakamoto
sakamoto@cec.co.jp