Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:49:34 GMT From: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@host128.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/171531: undocumented depencecy for ndi(4) Message-ID: <201209110049.q8B0nYDi034711@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201209110050.q8B0o2YL083950@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 171531 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: undocumented depencecy for ndi(4) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 11 00:50:02 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Bonomi >Release: 8.3 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD 8.3-ELESE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE ..... i386 >Description: 'device ndis' in the config file requires 'device pccard' -- *not* listed on the manpage _or_ in 'NOTES' -- in addition to the documented 'options NDISAPI' and 'device wlan' >How-To-Repeat: make a 'minimal' kernel config file for a desktop -- without CARDBUS support (shouldn't be needed on a machine that doesn't have PCMCIA/PC-Card/Cardbus slots. build the kernel successfully. Now add the required config entries per the ndis(4) manpage. attempt to build the kernel. observe the function that fail to resolve. >Fix: update the manpage and NOTES file to include the line: REQUIRES device pcccard. *OR* fix the device-driver source code. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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