Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 07:57:53 -0700 From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM> To: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.mt.net> Cc: CVS-commiters@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-usrsbin@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/config mkmakefile.c Message-ID: <199510231457.HAA00737@corbin.Root.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 23 Oct 95 08:53:15 MDT." <199510231453.IAA21187@rocky.sri.MT.net>
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>David Greenman writes: >> davidg 95/10/23 03:29:17 >> >> Modified: usr.sbin/config mkmakefile.c >> Log: >> Don't pre-processor define 'ident'. This has subtle consequences for people >> who don't carefully consider their choice for the machine name. The same >> functionality can still be had with an "option", so nothing is lost. > >Does this mean I can no longer rely on #ifdef TROUT in the kernel >sources locally to bring in (or out) new code that is specific only to >my box. I have certain portions of the SCSI code I *have* to change due >to HW bugs in my system, and this has been the 'BSD' way of doing things >since early 4.1 days. Yes, that's what it means. If you have some specific bugs, then you should give them names so that you can create a set of "options" that describe the work-arounds. ...or add an "options TROUT". :-) -DG
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