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Date:      Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:13:57 +0100
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>
To:        uhclem@FreeBSD.org (Frank Durda IV)
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/matcd creativeif.h matcd.c matcd_data.h matcd_isa.c matcddrv.h options.h 
Message-ID:  <200306180713.h5I7DvHh008828@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:40:22 CDT." <m19SGhC-000MLmC@nemesis.lonestar.org> 

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Frank Durda IV writes:
> [-]paul@freebsd-services.com writes:
> [-]Would a repo-copy of the old driver and then a commit of the changes
> [-]have been better than just creating a new driver?
> 
> On the advice of my counsel, er, mentor, no.  This is because the previous
> version did not live at this location in the tree.  This version is at
> /usr/src/sys/dev/matcd; the previous generation was at
> /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/matcd.

That is not what I said. There were considerable structural changes (so
you said), that made this not as useful.

> Plus, the old one got moved to the Attic some time back, and it's dark and
> spooky there.

That's what cvs-meisters are for. I'll take the heat for this.

> What happens if I back-port into 4.9ish will be a bit of a poser as well.

Not really.

M
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Mark Murray
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