Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 11:52:31 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: jerry@kcis.com (Jerry Kendall) Cc: terry@lambert.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: POSIX 1003.1b compliance (timespec revisited) Message-ID: <199602101852.LAA16206@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960210090652.2558B-100000@antares.kcis.com> from "Jerry Kendall" at Feb 10, 96 09:07:37 am
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> > > I recently posted a note to this list about the FreeBSD definition of > > > timespec and the fact that it does not comply with IEEE 1003.1b-1993. > > > I noted that NetBSD was about to make the change. Well the NetBSD change > > > has happened and has found its way to at least a mirror at this end of the > > > earth. So how about making the change to FreeBSD too? > > > > These structures are everywhere. 8-(. > > > > Not to mention that "time" in kernel.h is referenced directly instead > > of via a macro. 8-(. > > > > The cleanup on these things should probably wait until after David > > Greenman integrates the Lite2 code. I think NetBSD did this some > > time ago. > > > > For those of us, myself included, what is this 'Lite2' code ?? 4.4BSD-Lite was the initial 4.4BSD unencumbered release. It was to be the last CSRG release of all time. Some improvements were made, and a "Lite2" release was cut. FreeBSD is based on the 4.4BSD-Lite code, and has not imported all of the Lite2 improvements, but plans to. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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