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Date:      Sat, 31 Jul 1999 19:26:14 +0100
From:      Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
To:        Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Cc:        Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk>, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is the _Device Driver Writers Guide_ still apropos?
Message-ID:  <19990731192614.A7118@kilt.nothing-going-on.org>
In-Reply-To: <19990730234847.D4337@daemon.ninth-circle.org>; from Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai on Fri, Jul 30, 1999 at 11:48:47PM %2B0200
References:  <19990730140411.A66986@kilt.nothing-going-on.org> <19990730234847.D4337@daemon.ninth-circle.org>

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On Fri, Jul 30, 1999 at 11:48:47PM +0200, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:
> * Nik Clayton (nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk) [990730 23:37]:
> > Is the FreeBSD Device Driver Writers Guide at
> > 
> >     http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ddwg/ddwg.html
> > 
> > still correct?  I know there have been changes to this area of the tree
> > over the past 6 months or so, but I don't know how much of that document
> > is still appropriate for what we have now.
> 
> As far as I have been able to learn and glance from Bill Paul and some other
> device driver guru's too much has changed in order for it to be correct
> under CURRENT.
> 
> A rewrite is on my to-do list for the PDP, however, should people feel like
> they want to rewrite it, be my guest and cc: me on any submissions so I can
> include it in the PDP. Else I will start this ASAHP.

How does the attached patch grab you?

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Index: ddwg.sgml
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en/tutorials/ddwg/ddwg.sgml,v
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diff -u -r1.6 ddwg.sgml
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 <toc>
 
+<sect>2.x specific
+
+<p>Due to changes in FreeBSD over time, this guide is only accurate as
+regards FreeBSD 2.x.  A replacement guide for FreeBSD 3.x and beyond
+is being written.  Please contact Jeroen Ruigrok <tt/&lt;asmodai@wxs.nl&gt;/
+if you would like to help with this.
+
 <sect> Overview
 
 <p> <it> 

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