From fd4d8773d7a6ed7644533d169b5847f259c0644a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Dahl
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:59:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update the following entries with new info about progress: -
Add High Definition Audio (HDA) support to our sound system - Extract the
partition and slice table editor from sysinstall - Add support for WITHOUT_*
switches to "make delete-old"
Submitted by: netchild
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en/projects/ideas/index.sgml | 32 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en/projects/ideas/index.sgml b/en/projects/ideas/index.sgml
index f36c16e7d8..7e6c6fd0d7 100644
--- a/en/projects/ideas/index.sgml
+++ b/en/projects/ideas/index.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
+
%navincludes;
%includes;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
Improve our regression testing system
Tracking performance over time
Write a NDMP data server
- Add support for NO_* switches to
+ Add support for WITHOUT_* switches to
"make delete-old"
@@ -442,20 +442,20 @@
Add High Definition Audio (HDA) support to our sound system
Technical contact: &a.ariff;
-
+ href="mailto:freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org
+ (mailing list)
URL: HDA
Specification
-NetBSD azalia driver: azalia.c,
- azalia.h,
- azalia_codec.c
- Have a look at the specification.
- Implement HDA support.
+Some work has been done, but progress is slow. More manpower is needed. Stephane E. Potvin has begun
+ implementing HDA support to our sound system and a patch is available here. This
+ is very experimental, and should not be considered stable code.
Requirements:
- Ability to read and understand foreign C code.
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@
to remove sysinstall when the new installer enters the tree without loosing
nice functionality. Additionally novice users cannot shoot themselves in the
foot by accidentally triggering the wrong actions in unrelated parts of
- sysinstall.
+ sysinstall. &a.netchild; has some working code.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of C.
@@ -1221,12 +1221,16 @@
-Add support for NO_* switches to "make delete-old"
+Add support for WITHOUT_* switches to "make delete-old"
Technical contact: &a.netchild;
The new "delete-old" and "delete-old-libs" target in /usr/src for 6.1 and
- -current should be extended to support the NO_* knobs, e.g. NO_RESCUE or
- NO_CRYPT, and delete files which are covered by those knobs.
+ -current should be extended to support the WITHOUT_* knobs, e.g. WITHOUT_RESCUE or
+ WITHOUT_CRYPT, and delete files which are covered by those knobs. Some
+ switches have already been covered.
+ You can view a list of all switches and what effect they have here.
Requirements:
- Time to build and install the world several times.