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Date:      Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:47:04 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
Cc:        alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, marcel@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Somebody broke the linux module on the Alpha.
Message-ID:  <14884.24258.132073.308507@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3A245E45.B9CD44F7@cup.hp.com>
References:  <20001128163140.A43087@dragon.nuxi.com> <14884.23034.111469.296831@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> <3A245E45.B9CD44F7@cup.hp.com>

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Marcel Moolenaar writes:
 > Andrew Gallatin wrote:
 > > 
 > > The following patch "fixes" the problem, but I have no clue if it
 > > is safe for x86, buildworlds, etc:
 > 
 > At this time the best fix is to remove the auto-generation. It also
 > allows us to compile the Linuxulator into the kernel, which I think is
 > necessary (what applies to i386, applies to Alpha as well. Otherwise the
 > Alpha would be nothing more than a secundary port).

Excuse me?  Why the preoccupation with compiling it into the kernel?
What advantage is there to this?

I see no reason for it to be "necessary" to compile it into the
kernel.


Drew



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