From: Jon M. Taylor <taylorj@ecs.csus.edu>
  To  : Jason McMullan <jmcc@ontv.com>
  Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:20:18 -0700 (PDT)

Re: kgi, mail, ...

On 8 Jul 1998, Jason McMullan wrote:

> becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de wrote with confidence:
> > Regarding the double KGI thing:
> 
> > If it is a temporary hack to make things work - this is o.k.
> > It is a development repository after all.
> > But this needs to be solved before the next freeze, or I will
> > not build a stable tree from it.
> > Duplicating code is _evil_, a nightmare to maintain and must be 
> > avoided at all cost. 
> > Also note, that Steffen has some changes to the KGI API pending,
> > so please don't make life for him harder than necessary.
> > I will not accept yet another DPP hack.
> 
>   The `degas/os' tree is to be the exclusive domain of the
> GGI Console hacking - most people shouldn't mess with the drivers/code
> there as they are very alpha. 

	There isn't anything there right now except a VGA driver, right? 

> kgicon is the _official_ code
> base of Degas, as it works with the standard kernel. GGI Console
> will be going under some MAJOR revisions soon (well, as soon
> as I can get my ex-wife to move all her stuff out and change the
> locks) to the GGI Console code to:
> 
> 	a) Make it work with fbcon framebuffers
> 	b) Make it work with KGI

	A and B are going to end up being the same issue, as KGI-specific 
stuff will be used via fbcon ioctls sent to /dev/fbx.

> 	c) Port it to the PowerPC

	AFAIK, fbcon works on PPC/OF Macs, so A and B should give you C as
well.  Maybe not for BeBox or RS/6000.... 
 
> > O.K. - enough said. Someone please check what needs to be done 
> > and resolve that issue.
> 
> 	AFAIK, there is only ONE repository for drivers -
> the kgicon section. All non-GGI Console development drivers
> should be placed there. The drivers in degas/kgi are currently
> for the GGI Console development only.  Maybe we should move
> degas/os -> degas/console 

	Yes.

> and degas/kgi -> degas/console/kgi ?

	No, unless the KGI->fbcon move in GGI Console is too big for you
to finish before the next freeze, in which case you'd better work that out
with Andy.  The degas/kgi directory should vanish completely.  If there is
anything left in there that GGI Console needs, better yank it out pronto
and stick it in degas/os or degas/console.

Jon
 
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