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Date:      Tue, 19 Dec 1995 18:08:29 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Eric Blood <eblood@winky.reno.nv.us>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel compilation problem 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951219180730.472B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199512191707.JAA15523@winky.reno.nv.us>

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On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Eric Blood wrote:

> In message <199512191210.OAA02466@hornet.netac.co.za>you write:
> >> #device		npx0	at isa? port "IO_NPX" irq 13 vector npxintr

> I thought a software emulation could be dropped in its place in the
> case of people on 386s without math coprocessors.

No.  This is the interface *to* the software emulation (or the hardware 
device if you happen to have one).  It is non-optional.

There is an option in GENERIC or LINT that lets you select the emulation 
type -- you need to make sure that is included in your configuration.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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