Re: non-native MAKEDEV [was: Re: CVS commit: basesrc]

[Simon Burge <simonb%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Michael Graff wrote:

> Hubert Feyrer <feyrer%rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de@localhost> writes:
> 
> > Um... one reason there was a "." in there was that the MAKEDEV script
> > may not always run under NetBSD, but sometimes also under some other
> > machine setting up an environment for a netboot. at least for ultrix and
> > sunos, I'm not sure if the can cope with your change.
> 
> Do people actually USE this script on SunOS or Ultrix though?  If not,
> why keep it around?

I used MAKEDEV on Ultrix a few weeks ago to make a NFS client for a
DECstation 5100.  So, "yes"...

> This is somewhat akin to the "don't use gcc features that will break
> Ultrix based compiles" but at least has less silliness :)

Aawwh, what's wrong with Ultrix?  :-)

Simon.