Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 00:37:37 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: Darren Reed <darrenr@reed.wattle.id.au> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci if_tl.c if_tlreg.h Message-ID: <19980522003737.00985@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199805212201.IAA12733@avalon.reed.wattle.id.au>; from Darren Reed on Fri, May 22, 1998 at 08:01:32AM %2B1000 References: <19980521202541.60347@follo.net> <199805212201.IAA12733@avalon.reed.wattle.id.au>
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On Fri, May 22, 1998 at 08:01:32AM +1000, Darren Reed wrote: > In some email I received from Eivind Eklund, sie wrote: > > The reason nothing else use __FreeBSD_version directly in this way is > > that we don't provide it to kernel files, and that _suck_. It is one > > of the biggest hurdles for people attempting to do development outside > > of the FreeBSD tree proper. > > FWIW, when the shell setup script for in-kernel compiles of IP Filter is > run, it copies /usr/include/osreldate.h to /sys/sys. > > It might not be a "great" idea, but heck, it's better than having nothing > to use. <sys/param.h> now contains __FreeBSD_version. So if you don't hear any shouts for removal in the next few days, you've got a certain indicator. If the symbol isn't in <sys/param.h> you can assume you're building on 2.2 - 3.0 doesn't exist in any other form than -current ;-) I'll merge it to 2.2 'sometime later', so be sure to check the value, though. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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