Re: device figlet for the kernel

2002-02-22 Thread John Baldwin


On 23-Feb-02 Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 05:17:05AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> 
>> Currently figlet isn't a kernel module, but one could make it so without too
>> much additional work.  To play with this, first download and apply the patch
>> at
>> 
>> http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/patches/figlet.patch
> 
> I think this should be committed ASAP.

Well, the supprot for kernel console filters needs to be fleshed out a bit more
so that figlet could be a KLD before it would really be worth considering. 
Also, a better method of sending commands to a filter is needed.

> Kris

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Re: device figlet for the kernel

2002-02-22 Thread Kris Kennaway

On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 05:17:05AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:

> Currently figlet isn't a kernel module, but one could make it so without too
> much additional work.  To play with this, first download and apply the patch at
> 
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/patches/figlet.patch

I think this should be committed ASAP.

Kris



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Re: device figlet for the kernel

2002-02-22 Thread Jonathan Perkin

On Fri Feb 22, 2002 at 05:17:05AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:

> So who's going to do subr_jive.c next? :)

subr_cowsay.c first :)

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Re: device figlet for the kernel

2002-02-22 Thread Andrew Kenneth Milton

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