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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Some ideas on the driver interface (was: Re: Release of drivers etc.)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1993 11:37:04 GMT
Message-ID: <C3q2xt.IG7@sugar.neosoft.com>
References: <1nj0ej$j6s@walt.ee.pdx.edu> <0bcN02Do3ab301@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <1nmh05INNt7c@life.ai.mit.edu>
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In article <1nmh05INNt7c@life.ai.mit.edu> mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum) writes:
> If it builds a MAKEDEV script in /sys/compile/FOOBAR, that's fine.

I think that's what he's getting at. Then you'd have an "install" script that
did the actual moving of stuff around.

You'd have to have config create a /sys/compile/FOOBAR/conf.c as well, of
course.

I've set up a mailing list for some people already interested in or working
on these tools. Mail "peter@taronga.com" to join.
-- 
Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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