From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 22 02:33:50 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AE3316A4CF for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:33:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 206B343D48 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:33:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (localhost.dnswatch.com [127.0.0.1]) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id j3M2Xism024475; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:33:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3M2XfKn024474; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:33:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fast.dnswatch.com: www set sender to null@dnswatch.com using -f Received: from demon.dnswatch.com ([216.177.243.42]) (DNSwatch.com_WebMail authenticated user null) by webmail.dnswatch.com with HTTP; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:33:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <53021.216.177.243.42.1114137220.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <200504200343.j3K3hWxH092001@xyzzy-5.tamu.edu> References: <200504201221.39355.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <200504200343.j3K3hWxH092001@xyzzy-5.tamu.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:33:40 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, tyler@neo.tamu.edu User-Agent: DNSwatch.com_WebMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: New driver loading scheme for Project Evil, need input X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:33:50 -0000 Greetings, ... > >> > You still end up needing the C compiler, objcopy, ndiscvt and >> (optionally) >> > iconv, but the script automates the use of all these tooks and >> explains >> > to the user what's going on while it's working. >> >> It's certainly simpler than the current state of afairs and unless the >> kernel >> NDIS grows the ability to directly read .sys & .inf files from your disk >> (which would be very cool :) it's about a simple as it's going to get.. > > I think it's small enough as such, given that Project Evil isn't the only > thing that needs a C compiler, and iconv...how much does Project Evil > require > that isn't in the base FreeBSD install anyways? > >> > - What should the script be called? wintobsd.sh sounds kind of lame. >> >> encappe >> win2elf >> pe2elf >> > If we're placing votes, can I put mine in for: exorcist.sh :) -Chris > ndisload.sh > driverload.sh > windriver.sh > pureevil.sh >=] > > -R. Tyler Ballance > > ..and back to work.. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > //////////////////////////////////////////////////// If only Western Electric had found a way to offer binary licenses for the UNIX system back in 1974, the UNIX system would be running on all PC's today rather than DOS/Windows. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////