Re: major number unification?

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Nov 28, 2007, at 17:31, Tim Rightnour wrote:

> On 28-Nov-2007 Michael Lorenz wrote:
> > I was thinking the same for a while but never got around to do
> > something about it.
> > Something like having powerpc/conf/majors.powerpc, have the
> > individual ports include it and just add port-specific stuff? I don't
> > see anything really macppc-specific in there btw.
>
> My fear with having port-specific stuff in separate majors files,  
> is that they
> will diverge again, thus requiring separate /dev's.  I'm actually  
> thinking we
> want a single majors.powerpc and everyone just uses that.

Yeah, I can't really think of anything port specific either.

> > > macppc has the most users and history, so perhaps we base it on
> > > that one?
> >
> > Fine with me.
>
> I'm willing to declare a flag day for prep.  As for bebox, mvmeppc,  
> ofppc, none
> of them really have users.  That mostly leaves the evbppc stuff,  
> which I'm not
> entirely sure what the status is as far as users.

Time to bug gimpy and simonb I guess. On the other hand they can  
switch whenever they want, just because majors.powerpc exists that  
doesn't mean they have to use it right away.

have fun
Michael
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