Hi John, John Dallaway wrote:
> Hi Sergei > > Sergei Gavrikov wrote: > > > Can you, please, check copyright header for that whetstone.c (1.2) from > > NetBSD packages? > > > > IANAL and I would withdraw my questions if NetBSD trunk is not (C)-pass. > > IANAL either. > > I note that we _do_ have a precedent for including benchmark code with > no stated copyright and licensing terms. Namely, the dhrystone test: > > http://ecos.sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ecos/packages/kernel/current/tests/dhrystone.c?rev=1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=ecos Yep, I did take a look on the dhrystone's header in CVS at that moment and I thought, Why not have the same reservation about whetstone test, but still... > In my opinion, including a whetstone test adapted from the original > whets.c code from http://www.roylongbottom.org.uk/whets.c would be > acceptable (avoiding other versions with company copyright notices). Do > any of the other maintainers have an opinion on this? > I would be inclined to place the test alongside the dhrystone test in > the kernel package with similar pre-processor tests for correct > configuration of eCos, similar implementation of dtime() and similar use > of __ECOS__ to annotate eCos-specific changes. I would also suggest > #ifdefs allowing the test to build both with and without libm since only > two of the test sections (N5, N8) appear to require libm. Thank you for your expert opinion. If other maintainers would have no objection on the source of the test I would adapt its source code for eCos environment/needs, test and post a result patch to eCos Bugzilla registrar. Thank you, Sergei > John Dallaway > eCos maintainer
