New unified powerpc majors file

Tim Rightnour <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:32:00 -0700 (MST)
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.bebox,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.powerpc,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.sandpoint,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.macppc,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mvmeppc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I have created a new unified majors file for the powerpc ports to share. =
 This
majors file was based on the majors file from macppc.  Ports can switch t=
o this
file by performing the following steps:

1) delete conf/majors.port
2) edit conf/files.port to point to "arch/powerpc/conf/majors.powerpc"
3) copy etc/etc.ofppc/MAKEDEV.conf to your etc/etc.port directory
4) test MAKEDEV.  If you get complaints about unknown devices, you can de=
lete
those items from your MAKEDEV.conf file.

Notes on this new majors file:

macppc and sandpoint should be fully compatible with this majors file, so=
 there
is no reason those two ports couldn't switch immediately.

evbppc is mostly compatible, the gtmpsc device had to be moved, but that =
is
only used by the ev64260 port.. so it probably woudln't affect many users=
.

ofppc has already switched.

As for other ports, such as mvmeppc, bebox, etc.  This new majors file is=
 not
compatible with your old majors.  However, some of these ports have not r=
eally
had a viable release in a long time, and likely have no users.  I'd like =
to see
as many ports as possible switch over to it, as long as the portmasters t=
hink
the impact will be low.  I think that for mvmeppc and bebox, the impact w=
ould
be pretty small.  I don't know how many users ibmnws really has...

(I'm still debating this on prep, as prep has users, and the change is pr=
etty
significant to prep)

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Tim Rightnour <[email protected]>
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