Re: [MiNT] Detecting dialup connections

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@prinz-atm.CS.Uni-Magdeburg.De>]

Hi!

> And for those people that prefer the modem1, serial2, whatever/etc, maybe
> Frank could implement a new mint.cnf directive, that people could use, to
> add sym-links to what they are currently called, LEGACY_PORTS, or
> something. In fact, maybe we could make some drastic changes to the naming
> convention, whatever, in the forthcoming (Hi Frank!) kernel, that if
> LEGACY_MINT, or whatever was defined, then the kernel would emulate it's
> old behaviour. I'm not suggesting, do this right now, but it might be
> worth striving for if we want to make [Free]MiNT a more useable,
> up-to-date os.

If we agree this is not a problem. But it make sense to only change it
once (and then forever). So we have to think a little bit about it.

PS: What's the conclusion about the xfs/xdd and cnf search path/behaviour?

Tschuess
   ...Frank

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