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Date:      Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:57:06 +0000
From:      Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
Cc:        Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Jun Kuriyama <kuriyama@FreeBSD.ORG>, doc@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: XML driver config file to replace LINT
Message-ID:  <20000627095706.C316@kilt.nothing-going-on.org>
In-Reply-To: <200006262106.PAA27655@harmony.village.org>; from imp@village.org on Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 03:06:57PM -0600
References:  <20000626184249.D462@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> <20000625195803.G470@kilt.nothing-going-on.org> <7mvgyw4u04.wl@waterblue.imgsrc.co.jp> <3957413B.83D5DEA4@newsguy.com> <20000626184249.D462@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> <200006262106.PAA27655@harmony.village.org>

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On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 03:06:57PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote:
> In message <20000626184249.D462@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> Nik Clayton writes:
> : In my world, this XML file would be a replacement for many of the files
> : in src/sys/conf/.  Or, at the very least, those files would be generated
> : from this XML file.  As a developer, if you don't update the file the 
> : system won't even know about your driver (or option).
> 
> I'm not sure how well this would work.  Modules already obviate the
> need to update stuff in sys/conf.

S'fine, that's why this was cc'd to -current.  I need input from people 
involved in the future technical direction of FreeBSD.

How are we going to enumerate FreeBSD's supported hardware list in 5.x
and beyond?

N
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