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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [PATCH 07/24] Remove NetBSD's system headers. We'll use the system-provided ones, which are up to date.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 12:46:38PM +0100, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> What would happen when a new device (or ioctl to and existing one) is
> added?
>
> You would then run into issues of newer versions of Xen not building on
> older NetBSD systems, or would have to appropriately gate the newly
> added code to only be built when the headers are available.
I prefer to have the build fail if the system isn't new enough, than
have it build and then fail to run. We already have version requirements
for e.g. bug fixes.
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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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