From: Felix <fx...@gm...> - 2003-09-30 21:08:04
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DriConfigBranch.HOWTO
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Hi all, the work on the new configuration infrastructure has come quite far in the last months but has got very little testing so far. I attached a short HOWTO document about how to obtain, install and test the config-0-0-1-branch, either from CVS or binary snapshots. The following drivers support the new configuration infrastructure: mga, r128, r200, radeon. You may be disappointed by the little number of options escpecially in the mga and r128 drivers. One reason is that many old boolean options were summarized in a few enumeration options. The number of options is expected to grow after the branch has been merged. Also more drivers are going to adopt the new configuration system. However, before we feel confident enough to merge the branch we need more feedback. So please test it, your feedback is very welcome. Best regards, Felix ------------ __\|/__ ___ ___ ------------------------- Felix ___\_e -_/___/ __\___/ __\_____ You can do anything, Kühling (_____\Ä/____/ /_____/ /________) just not everything fx...@gm... \___/ \___/ U at the same time. |
From: Michel <mi...@da...> - 2003-10-01 10:12:30
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On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 23:07, Felix Kühling wrote: > > However, before we feel confident enough to merge the branch we need > more feedback. So please test it, your feedback is very welcome. Why not merge it to the trunk now, are you waiting for another big merge to intervene? ;) It seems unlikely to get significantly more testing until it's merged, and any remaining problems can be dealt with on the trunk, can't they? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer |
From: Felix <fx...@gm...> - 2003-10-01 10:22:33
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 12:12:25 +0200 Michel Dänzer <mi...@da...> wrote: > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 23:07, Felix Kühling wrote: > > > > However, before we feel confident enough to merge the branch we need > > more feedback. So please test it, your feedback is very welcome. > > Why not merge it to the trunk now, are you waiting for another big merge > to intervene? ;) It seems unlikely to get significantly more testing > until it's merged, and any remaining problems can be dealt with on the > trunk, can't they? My impression was that some people were hesitant to merge the branch with the little testing it got so far and the build problems that existed until a few days ago. Personally I'd be happy to merge now. I suggest to wait a few more days for more reactions to my announcement. In the mean time I'm going to update the snapshot scripts to include xdriinfo. If noone objects I could do the merge on the weekend. > -- > Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer > Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer Felix P.S.: Were you referring to a specific "big merge"? ------------ __\|/__ ___ ___ ------------------------- Felix ___\_e -_/___/ __\___/ __\_____ You can do anything, Kühling (_____\Ä/____/ /_____/ /________) just not everything fx...@gm... \___/ \___/ U at the same time. |
From: Michel <mi...@da...> - 2003-10-01 16:47:51
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On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 12:22, Felix Kühling wrote: > > I suggest to wait a few more days for more reactions to my announcement. > In the mean time I'm going to update the snapshot scripts to include > xdriinfo. If noone objects I could do the merge on the weekend. Sounds good. > P.S.: Were you referring to a specific "big merge"? I was alluding to the XFree86 merge, which you may have fun with soon. :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer |