(Cc'ing Henrik again - I think he isn't subscribed to the list.) As greu...@mgtek.com wrote:
> What I meant to say was in the context of this patch, i.e. Windows specific. > I would not remove parallel port support altogether, but I suggest to > disable it for Windows (both x86 and x64), and remove the windows folder. As > I said, my biggest gripe is with giveio.sys. IMHO, applying this patch would > be a step into the wrong direction. If giveio.sys is your main concern, I think the patch actually is a step towards the right direction then. What I'd wish to see then: * turn the patch from a run-time into a configure and compile-time option (--enable-giveio, #ifdef USE_GIVEIO); I don't like to have another commandline flag for it * default it to the InpOut driver * document all this, i.e. make sure the documentation describes what needs to be done on Windows in order to access a parallel port Nevertheless, I tend to turn the configure.ac default for parport to "disabled" starting at release 6.4, given that there's almost no hardware around for it anymore. -- cheers, Joerg .-.-. --... ...-- -.. . DL8DTL http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)