Re: arch-specific files

[Marco Gerards <metgerards@student.han.nl>]

Hollis Blanchard <hollis@penguinppc.org> writes:

>>> OK. That makes sense. Just a question: why do we still use "of" in
>>> some places
>>> then? Like ofconsole.c. Why isn't it just console.c?
>>
>> It can be renamed if you think it is important..  I have chosen this
>> name in case another type of console is required for powerpc/ieee1275.
>> For example on the old world mac there is no console support in open
>> firmware AFAIK.  But the old world port related things do belong in
>> powerpc/ieee1275.
>
> That's not true; Old World Macs do have some sort of console
> support. The problems are varied: some systems don't have a working
> video driver (but if you know what you're doing, you can use the
> serial ports). Other systems default to the serial ports, so a user
> expecting an interface on their monitor will be disappointed. But
> technically these are not console driver issues.

With no console support I meant no console support on the monitor.

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Marco