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> freebsd-hackers-digest Saturday, March 25 2000 Volume 04 : Number 792
>
> In this issue:
> Re: shell issue
> Re: top sorting error
> zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
> Missing keyboard symbols
> Re: top sorting error
> 3.x -> 4.x kernel config converter
> Re: zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
> Re: Missing keyboard symbols
> Re: Missing keyboard symbols
> Re: zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
> Re: Missing keyboard symbols
> Re: WaveLAN PCI Adapter
> Re: Possible bug in 3.4
> Re: 3.x -> 4.x kernel config converter
> Dreamweaver 2
> Comments above kmem_malloc() (vm/vm_kern.c)
> Re: Dreamweaver 2
> Re: Unicode on FreeBSD
> Re: Unicode on FreeBSD
> Request for review (HW checksum patches)
> Shim Code #error needed
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:19:32 -0800
> From: Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: shell issue
>
> * Dungeonkeeper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000324 10:03] wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > First of all: I want to apologise for my poor english.
> >
> > Today me and a few friends of mine discussed the shells' (well, shell is
> > actualy one of: sh/bash/csh/tcsh... not tested for ksh) command line expansion
> > routines, mainly because of a problem discovered by one of my friends. I'm not
> > sure if this is something new... So, let me explain what he found. It seems
> > that the shell wants to allocate enough memory to hold the entire command line
> > when expanding all of the arguments and we can force it to allocate hudge
> > ammount of memory with a tricky command like this:
> >
> > carnivoro# /bin/csh -c `cat /dev/urandom`
> >
> > (I use tcsh here (the carnivoro# prompt), but the same thing happens when
> > testing with sh/bash/tcsh) In this situation, the shell tries to allocate enough
> > memory to hold what it
> > reads from /dev/urandom, because it must be passed as a command line argument
> > to /bin/csh ( actually, any command will be ok ). So, the shell eats more and
> > more memory (on my machine (3.4-STABLE) - 251 MB) before the kernel decided to
> > take some action (like killing some processes... started by other users?
> > system services? or... in my case... crash :). My friend said that he sent a
> > mail to bugtraq describing this problem. Those who are interested can read it.
> >
> > I believe that the shells have a maximum command lenght, so... I'm trying now
> > to make the shell use the same command lenght when expanding such commands. I
> > think this is the best way to avoid this problem. Any ideas?
>
> Yes, that's a good idea, I'd file a problem report with send-pr and
> it will probably be addressed.
>
> thanks,
> - -Alfred
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 20:04:21 +0000
> From: David Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: top sorting error
>
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 01:00:54PM -0500, Luke Hollins wrote:
>
> > I don't know if this is specific to FreeBSD but I just noticed it when i
> > picked o time in top:
> >
> > PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU CPU COMMAND
> > 79364 root 2 0 2696K 1636K select 8:23 0.00% 0.00% apache
> > 235 mysql 2 0 13372K 6384K poll 361:14 0.15% 0.15% mysqld
>
> It seems to be an overflow problem - top was reilying on things
> fitting into a int, which were 64 bits long. It looks like someone
> ran into the problem before for the %cpu field, and fixed it in a
> different way. This patch below should fix it regardless of the
> type of the variable.
>
> It's for a file in /usr/src/usr.bin/top.
>
> David.
>
> - --- machine.c.orig Fri Mar 24 19:57:36 2000
> +++ machine.c Fri Mar 24 19:58:17 2000
> @@ -737,26 +737,26 @@
> 4 /* stop */
> };
>
> +#define CMP(a,b) ( (a) == (b) ? 0 : (a) < (b) ? -1 : 1 )
>
> #define ORDERKEY_PCTCPU \
> - - if (lresult = (long) PP(p2, p_pctcpu) - (long) PP(p1, p_pctcpu), \
> - - (result = lresult > 0 ? 1 : lresult < 0 ? -1 : 0) == 0)
> + if ((result = CMP(PP(p2, p_pctcpu),PP(p1, p_pctcpu))) == 0)
>
> #define ORDERKEY_CPTICKS \
> - - if ((result = PP(p2, p_runtime) - PP(p1, p_runtime)) == 0)
> + if ((result = CMP(PP(p2, p_runtime),PP(p1, p_runtime))) == 0)
>
> #define ORDERKEY_STATE \
> - - if ((result = sorted_state[(unsigned char) PP(p2, p_stat)] - \
> - - sorted_state[(unsigned char) PP(p1, p_stat)]) == 0)
> + if ((result = CMP(sorted_state[(unsigned char) PP(p2, p_stat)], \
> + sorted_state[(unsigned char) PP(p1, p_stat)])) == 0)
>
> #define ORDERKEY_PRIO \
> - - if ((result = PP(p2, p_priority) - PP(p1, p_priority)) == 0)
> + if ((result = CMP(PP(p2, p_priority),PP(p1, p_priority))) == 0)
>
> #define ORDERKEY_RSSIZE \
> - - if ((result = VP(p2, vm_rssize) - VP(p1, vm_rssize)) == 0)
> + if ((result = CMP(VP(p2, vm_rssize),VP(p1, vm_rssize))) == 0)
>
> #define ORDERKEY_MEM \
> - - if ( (result = PROCSIZE(p2) - PROCSIZE(p1)) == 0 )
> + if ((result = CMP(PROCSIZE(p2),PROCSIZE(p1))) == 0 )
>
> /* compare_cpu - the comparison function for sorting by cpu percentage */
>
> @@ -774,7 +774,6 @@
> register struct kinfo_proc *p1;
> register struct kinfo_proc *p2;
> register int result;
> - - register pctcpu lresult;
>
> /* remove one level of indirection */
> p1 = *(struct kinfo_proc **) pp1;
> @@ -816,7 +815,6 @@
> register struct kinfo_proc *p1;
> register struct kinfo_proc *p2;
> register int result;
> - - register pctcpu lresult;
>
> /* remove one level of indirection */
> p1 = *(struct kinfo_proc **) pp1;
> @@ -845,7 +843,6 @@
> register struct kinfo_proc *p1;
> register struct kinfo_proc *p2;
> register int result;
> - - register pctcpu lresult;
>
> /* remove one level of indirection */
> p1 = *(struct kinfo_proc **) pp1;
> @@ -874,7 +871,6 @@
> register struct kinfo_proc *p1;
> register struct kinfo_proc *p2;
> register int result;
> - - register pctcpu lresult;
>
> /* remove one level of indirection */
> p1 = *(struct kinfo_proc **) pp1;
> @@ -903,7 +899,6 @@
> register struct kinfo_proc *p1;
> register struct kinfo_proc *p2;
> register int result;
> - - register pctcpu lresult;
>
> /* remove one level of indirection */
> p1 = *(struct kinfo_proc **) pp1;
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 07:58:50 +0900
> From: "Akinori -Aki- MUSHA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
>
> Hi, FreeBSD hackers!
>
> I suppose FreeBSD users who use zsh (the Z shell) must have been
> customizing it so well and got some neat definitions for FreeBSD (or
> *BSD rather) environment.
>
> Now I have a suggestion.
>
> Why not we collect those useful compdef's to send to the zsh
> development team? You know, the latest zsh 3.1.6-dev-19 includes
> Debian specific functions in `Completion/Debian', then why not we have
> ours? I'm afraid that zsh will only have Linux/Solaris oriented
> configurations if we don't feed anything to the zsh team.
>
> It might take so long, but we always have a port. :)
>
> Anyway, I open mine at the following site.
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~knu/etc/zsh/functions/
>
> The stock contents:
> - cvsup
> - kldload / kldunload
> - pkg_add / pkg_delete / pkg_info
> - mount / umount (very poor for the present)
>
> Then, who's next? :) Any input is welcome!
>
> - --
> /
> /__ __
> / ) ) ) ) /
> Akinori -Aki- MUSHA aka / (_ / ( (__( <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice."
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:36:09 NZST
> From: "Crash Override" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Missing keyboard symbols
>
> Hello,
> I'm an NT admin that has been using FreeBSD at work for 5 years now.
> But since we changed many of the servers in our company to FreeBSD I have
> had a rather serious error while doing administrative work. The consolemode
> programs (Why don't they all just have a GUI? argh :-) ask me to press some
> Annykey to continue installation.
> But I can't find this function key anywhere on my keyboard! Most of these
> now-BSD boxes still have Windows keyboards, so I assume that this is the
> problem..., but it seems braindamaged to me that FreeBSD wouldn't function
> just because of such a trivial thing.
> So far (since I don't want to risk messing our business servers up!) I have
> been forced to press Reset, and some of the users have been complaining
> recently, so I really need to sort this out.
> Are there ms-keyboard patches that provide Annykey compatibility,
> and if not, will FreeBSD support this properly in the future?
>
> Sincerely,
> Arne R. Muhsson.
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:56:32 +0000
> From: David Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: top sorting error
>
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 08:04:21PM +0000, David Malone wrote:
>
> > It seems to be an overflow problem - top was reilying on things
> > fitting into a int, which were 64 bits long. It looks like someone
> > ran into the problem before for the %cpu field, and fixed it in a
> > different way. This patch below should fix it regardless of the
> > type of the variable.
>
> I notice this was fixed in version 1.28 by bde, though he only changed
> the check on the 64 bit field. The commit message says:
>
> Fixed sorting on time. On i386's, time differences of more than 2147
> seconds caused overflow. Use a type-safe but slightly slower comparison.
> Comparisons for other fields are still fragile.
>
> Maybe this could be MFC'ed into RELENG_3? My patch would make all the
> comparisons in the robust, but slightly slower way.
>
> David.
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 02:49:00 +0200
> From: Neil Blakey-Milner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: 3.x -> 4.x kernel config converter
>
> Hi,
>
> I wrote a quick hackish perl script to hopefully automatically
> convert 3.4 kernel configurations to 4.0 configurations. I can
> pipe RELENG_3 LINT through it and get a 4.0 config'able configuration,
> but I'm not sure if it's likely to produce booting kernels.
>
> Anyway, I thought some people might be interested in this - if it
> works well enough, it might even be useful to put in the tools
> directory, or integrate it into any 'update' target that may appear.
>
> It's at http://people.FreeBSD.org/~nbm/three-to-four-conf.pl
>
> Neil
> - --
> Neil Blakey-Milner
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:52:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
>
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Akinori -Aki- MUSHA wrote:
>
> > Hi, FreeBSD hackers!
> >
> > I suppose FreeBSD users who use zsh (the Z shell) must have been
> > customizing it so well and got some neat definitions for FreeBSD (or
> > *BSD rather) environment.
> >
> > Now I have a suggestion.
> >
> > Why not we collect those useful compdef's to send to the zsh
> > development team?
>
> I use the following in my .bashrc. I'm operating on the assumption
> that zsh has aliases of some sort, otherwise feel free to ignore this
> entire post. :)
>
> (Beware linewrap)
>
> case $MACHTYPE in
> *[Ff]ree[Bb][Ss][Dd]*)
> alias mergemaster='mergemaster -w ${COLUMNS}'
> alias kern='make depend && make && make install'
> alias cleanobj='rm -f -r /usr/obj/* || chflags -R noschg /usr/obj/* &&
> rm -r /usr/obj/*'
> alias myps='/bin/ps -axo
> user,pid,ppid,%cpu,%mem,vsz,rss,state,start,time,command'
> ;;
> esac
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Doug
> - --
> "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
> existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
> The master simply replied, "Mu."
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>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:57:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Missing keyboard symbols
>
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Crash Override wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I'm an NT admin that has been using FreeBSD at work for 5 years now.
> > But since we changed many of the servers in our company to FreeBSD I have
> > had a rather serious error while doing administrative work. The consolemode
> > programs (Why don't they all just have a GUI? argh :-) ask me to press some
> > Annykey to continue installation.
>
> Errr... If this is a joke, you should have sent it to -chat. If
> this is a serious question you should send them to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the future.
>
> If you are seriously asking about the "Any" key, think about it for a
> second. The message doesn't say, "Push THE Any key ..." It says push any
> key. If that's too complicated, just press the space bar.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Doug
> - --
> "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
> existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:03:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Missing keyboard symbols
>
> : Errr... If this is a joke, you should have sent it to -chat. If
> :this is a serious question you should send them to
> :[EMAIL PROTECTED] in the future.
> :
> : If you are seriously asking about the "Any" key, think about it for a
> :second. The message doesn't say, "Push THE Any key ..." It says push any
> :key. If that's too complicated, just press the space bar.
> :
> :Good luck,
> :
> :Doug
>
> The space bar? The SPACE BAR? Oh my god, I've been hitting the
> wrong key for *YEARS*!!!
>
> -Matt
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 03:03:42 +0200
> From: Neil Blakey-Milner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: zsh compdef collection for FreeBSD
>
> On Fri 2000-03-24 (16:52), Doug Barton wrote:
> > I use the following in my .bashrc. I'm operating on the assumption
> > that zsh has aliases of some sort, otherwise feel free to ignore this
> > entire post. :)
>
> My ~/.tcsh/os-FreeBSD (which get auto-called by my .tcshrc) has:
>
> /----
> setenv PR_FORM ~/.send-pr
> # bsd make allows knowing the targets like so:
> uncomplete make
> complete make 'p@*@`if -e Makefile make -dg1 -q | grep "^[^.#][-_a-z. \t]*:" | awk
>'"'"'{print $1}'"'"'`@'
>
> # if I have a local copy of the cvs tree, add aliases to easy moving
> # into it
> alias ncvs 'if ( "\!*" == "" ) then \
> pushd $NCVS/`pwd | cut -f 3- -d/`; \
> else \
> pushd $NCVS/\!*; \
> endif'
> complete ncvs "p%*%D:$NCVS/%"
> alias uncvs 'popd'
>
> complete pkg_delete 'p%*%D:/var/db/pkg/% %'
> complete pkg_info 'p%*%D:/var/db/pkg/% %'
>
> # indt alias compares given code to code given by indent(1)
> alias indt 'cat \!\!:1 | indent -st | diff \!\!:1 - | $PAGER'
>
> # show the rlog of a file through favourite pager
> alias rl 'rlog \!:1 | $PAGER'
> /---
>
> That basically sets up 'make' completion:
>
> (nbm@mithrandr) /usr/src> make
> afterdistribute everything move-aout-libs
> all hierarchy obj
> aout-to-elf includes objlink
> aout-to-elf-build install regress
> aout-to-elf-install installkernel rerelease
> ...
>
> It also completes pkg_delete and pkg_info:
>
> (nbm@mithrandr) /usr/home/nbm> pkg_delete c
> cdd-1.0/ checkpassword-0.81/ cvsup-mirror-1.0/
> cdrecord-1.8a33/ cvsup-bin-16.1/ cvsupd-bin-16.1/
>
> ncvs pops me into the cvs tree of the directory I'm in:
>
> (nbm@mithrandr) /usr/src/contrib/cvs> ncvs
> (nbm@mithrandr) /home/ncvs/src/contrib/cvs>
>
> uncvs pushes me back. ncvs could be made much more intelligent, of
> course.
>
> Anyway, enough of that. Time for me to finally learn zsh.
>
> Neil
> - --
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:13:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Missing keyboard symbols
>
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Matthew Dillon wrote:
>
> > : Errr... If this is a joke, you should have sent it to -chat. If
> > :this is a serious question you should send them to
> > :[EMAIL PROTECTED] in the future.
> > :
> > : If you are seriously asking about the "Any" key, think about it for a
> > :second. The message doesn't say, "Push THE Any key ..." It says push any
> > :key. If that's too complicated, just press the space bar.
> > :
> > :Good luck,
> > :
> > :Doug
> >
> > The space bar? The SPACE BAR? Oh my god, I've been hitting the
> > wrong key for *YEARS*!!!
>
> Heh... You know, I started to type out something to the effect of,
> "... space bar. FreeBSD has been mapping the Space Bar to the Any key
> combination since about 1992 to get around the restrictions of modern PC
> keyboards." But I thought there was an outside chance that this was a
> serious question, and I didn't want to run the risk that the poor doofus
> would repeat that statement in front of someone with a clue...
>
> Doug
> - --
> "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
> existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
> The master simply replied, "Mu."
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>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:51:25 -0700
> From: Warner Losh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: WaveLAN PCI Adapter
>
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> : We bought WaveLAN PCI Adapter PCMCIA Controller (SCM Microsystems GMBH PCIC2CPR10
>based on PCI1225PDV chip) and have trouble with installing it in FreeBSD 3.4 Does
> : FreeBSD support this device if yes were we can read about this problem ?
>
> Not really in 3.4. I have some patches knocking around my tree that I
> need to clean up. I got them from isawaki-san and other Japanese
> laptop users and haven't had the chance to look into them in detail.
> You may have to use 4.0 instead.
>
> Warner
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>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 20:40:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jamie Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Possible bug in 3.4
>
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Wes Peters wrote:
>
> :The 1510 is a notoriously weak little piece of compu-trash. Put the
> :internal tape drive on your 2940 and be happy.
>
> While I can appreciate your disdain for the card in question, I'd still
> like to know if anyone has any ideas on why FreeBSD won't boot when I plug
> the tape drive in. It's an Archive Python 25588-xxx according to NT and
> 98, in case anyone cares.
>
> After I upgrade in the near future, I should have enough PCI slots to dump
> the 1510 and plug in the Symbios Logic card I have. The goal is to get
> the hard drives on one bus, and the misc. peripherals on another.
>
> Jamie Bowden
>
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>
> "Of course, that's sort of like asking how other than Marketing,
> Microsoft is different from any other software company..."
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>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:29:31 -0800
> From: Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: 3.x -> 4.x kernel config converter
>
> Neil Blakey-Milner wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wrote a quick hackish perl script to hopefully automatically
> > convert 3.4 kernel configurations to 4.0 configurations.
>
> I don't want to cast cold water on your plans here, but we try to
> encourage users to start with a GENERIC kernel, and work their way from
> there. The problem with converting is that there will likely be
> something missing from their old kernel file that should be in the new
> one.
>
> Doug
> - --
> "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
> existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
> The master simply replied, "Mu."
>
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>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:13:31 +1100
> From: "VR Dredge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Dreamweaver 2
>
> Hi, my name is Robert.
> I came across your address while trying to find a crack for Dreamweaver
> 2.I've got to admit I'm pretty green at this sort of thing, so I guess I'm
> asking if you have or know where I can it. Also are there any programs for
> generating cracks, passwords and so on
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:46:23 -0500 (EST)
> From: Bosko Milekic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Comments above kmem_malloc() (vm/vm_kern.c)
>
> Is the following comment above kmem_malloc()'s definition in:
> /sys/vm/vm_kern.c
> ... still valid? (I hope and suspect not):
>
> " * Note that this still only works in a uni-processor environment and
> * when called at splhigh(). "
>
> The only places, as far as I've seen, that call kmem_malloc are the
> kernel's malloc() and the mbuf allocation routines. Niether of these
> seems to do it at splhigh(), either.
>
> - --Bosko Milekic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:34:31 -0600
> From: Chris Costello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Dreamweaver 2
>
> On Saturday, March 25, 2000, VR Dredge wrote:
> > Hi, my name is Robert.
> > I came across your address while trying to find a crack for Dreamweaver
> > 2.I've got to admit I'm pretty green at this sort of thing, so I guess I'm
> > asking if you have or know where I can it. Also are there any programs for
> > generating cracks, passwords and so on
>
> Where did you get this address as a place to get cracks for
> Windows software? This mailing list is for general FreeBSD
> technical discussion.
>
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> |All the simple programs have been written, and all the good names taken.
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> Date: 25 Mar 2000 18:34:19 +0100
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian Weisgerber)
> Subject: Re: Unicode on FreeBSD
>
> MikeM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone thought of Unicode support on FreeBSD?
>
> It has crossed my mind...
>
> > I think that it is inevitable that eventually FreeBSD
> > will *need* to support unicode if it wants to continue
> > as a viable operating system in the future.
>
> Probably. The demand for Unicode support is currently rather limited,
> but I expect it to pick up somewhat once it is pervasive under
> Linux and applications programmers come to expect its availability.
>
> > This means that it probably will need to be modified from the
> > ground up.
>
> Not at all.
>
> > Is there any way of implementing partial support,
> > working in stages, untill it is fully supported?
>
> Just that.
>
> I suggest you read these documents:
>
> "UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ" by Markus Kuhn
> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/unicode.html
>
> "The Unicode HOWTO" by Bruno Haible
> ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/utf8/Unicode-HOWTO.html
>
> "Unicode Fonts and Tools for X11" by Markus Kuhn
> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html
>
> These are written for Linux but they are largely applicable to BSD
> in general and FreeBSD in particular, too.
>
> The practical relevance of Unicode has taken a huge leap forward
> when Thomas Dickey made xterm became capable of displaying UTF-8
> encoded Unicode character streams and Markus Kuhn coordinated the
> creation of some suitable fonts. This work has been merged into
> XFree86 4.0. For those of us still relying on an older release or
> actually requiring an even newer version of xterm, I have made
> ports available:
>
> http://home.pages.de/~naddy/unix/freebsd/xterm.shar
> http://home.pages.de/~naddy/unix/freebsd/ucs-fixed.shar
>
> (Earlier versions of) these have been submitted in PRs #15545 and
> #15840, but for some reason they have never been committed.
>
> - --
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> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 10:50:36 -0800
> From: Julian Elischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Unicode on FreeBSD
>
> Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> >
> >
> > (Earlier versions of) these have been submitted in PRs #15545 and
> > #15840, but for some reason they have never been committed.
> >
>
> don't give up.
> It's not immediatly who is responsible for this, but
> it's something that is generally considered
> an important future subject for freebsd development.
> But you just need to figure out who is the right 'sponsor'.
>
> > --
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> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 13:35:53 -0600
> From: Jonathan Lemon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Request for review (HW checksum patches)
>
> I have a set of patches which allows offloading checksums to
> NICs which support it (right now, only the Alteon based cards).
> The patch is at <http://www.freebsd.org/~jlemon/csum.patch>.
>
> Note that the alpha bits are currently untested.
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> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 13:43:12 -0700
> From: Warner Losh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Shim Code #error needed
>
> I've been burned about 6 times now by the shim device support becoming
> optional. Oh well, that's current.
>
> However, I was thinking that it would be nice if there was something
> simple to grep for to see what drivers still needed to be converted.
> What would people think of my adding the following to the shim using
> devices:
>
> cvs diff: Diffing .
> Index: amd.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/imp/FreeBSD/CVS/src/sys/pci/amd.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.3
> diff -u -r1.3 amd.c
> - --- amd.c 2000/01/14 03:39:30 1.3
> +++ amd.c 2000/03/25 18:07:31
> @@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
> /* #define AMD_DEBUG0 */
> /* #define AMD_DEBUG_SCSI_PHASE */
>
> +#ifndef COMPAT_OLDPCI
> +#error "The amd device requires the old pci compatibility shims"
> +#endif
> +
> #include <sys/param.h>
>
> #include <sys/systm.h>
>
> At least this way you get a decent error message when it fails to
> work.
>
> Comments?
>
> Warner
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