Re: [MiNT] [CVS] Xaaes in freemint module

[Standa Opichal <opichals@seznam.cz>]

Hi1

On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Johan Klockars wrote:

> > > > No, it depend at the moment on some kernel source. It's also planned from
> > > > me to integrate XaAES much better with FreeMiNT. So it's part of the
> > >
> > > IMO, that is a really bad idea. But that might just be me.
> > 
> > Can you also explain why?
> 
> I'm generally against integration, and integrating the kernel with
> what is really an application (albeit a somewhat special one, with
> kernel type entry calls (for now)) seems even less appropriate.

Well, the AES (as well as VDI) appears to me as a part of the OS if you 
look on TOS itself. Anyway a kernel module would just improve the way 
thing are done in the XaAES. Just as Henk wrote in the other mail.

> Perhaps more importantly, XaAES is not necessarily tied to MiNT.
> Sure, it relies on MiNT right now, but in the future Fenix might
> become viable, or someone might want to make XaAES run native on some
> emulator, or do a variant that does not require multi-tasking, or...

I think that we are about to keep the independency on the requred level 
for all this beeing possible.

> > I only see lot of ugly hacks in the kernel for the AESSYS to get it
> > working properly.
> 
> Are you talking about current hacks?

Yes, what kind of hacks Frank?

> Surely those must remain in place to allow N.AES and MultiTOS to work?

Hmm?

best regards

STan