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SubjectRe: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on
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In article <79n0n2$4mj$1@smurf.noris.de>,
Matthias Urlichs <smurf@noris.de> wrote:
>The "compile a thin emulation layer" approach is the only workable
>solution, IMHO. Not ideal, but if you want ideal, you know what to do --
>release the source!

The proprietary OSS sound drivers do exactly this: actually there's a
script run at boot-time that tries to recompile the binary compatibility
layer against the new kernel's header files. That keeps the number of OSS
revisions required to support Linux 2.0 and Linux 2.1 on SMP and Red Hat
systems down to about eight or nine.

--
Zygo Blaxell, Linux Engineer, Corel Corporation, zygob@corel.ca (work),
zblaxell@furryterror.org (play). It's my opinion, I tell you! Mine! All MINE!
Size of 'diff -Nurw [...] winehq corel' as of Thu Feb 11 00:14:00 EST 1999
Lines/files: In 17254 / 106, Out 7414 / 94, Both 21354 / 130

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