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diff --git a/Hurd/GNUHurdStatus.mdwn b/Hurd/GNUHurdStatus.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..28e3fb8e --- /dev/null +++ b/Hurd/GNUHurdStatus.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Here are some notes taken from an [IRC discussion](http://web.walfield.org/~hird/%23hurd-200209027) September 28th, 2002. The part of the log at which I am summarizing starts with + + <marcus@18:26> wolfgang: I once made a list of things that are definitely to be done + before a release. want me to write it here? (It's only on paper so far) + +This list is intended to apply to "just the CVS of the [Hurd itself](http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/hurd)." It is specifically not intended to apply to GNU/Hurd and definately not Debian GNU/Hurd. + + * xkb driver for console (for international users) + * kbd leds in console (well, in general, Roland's new driver in oskit for that crap) + * fixing fakeroot (it's buggy) + * fixing tmpfs (it's buggy, Neal says it's Mach's fault) + * adding posix shared memory (requires the io_close call to be implemented) + * adding posix file locking (requires the io_close call to be implemented) + * testing + * find + various filesystems (are inode numbers for . and .. sane?) + * ext2fs with other block sizes than 4096 + * --help and --version and --usage in all programs + * I have seen ^V in some --help output, might be argp bug + * Verify that all options are documented clearly, and that + no unimplemented options appear + * Is the short and long description in the help output correct? + * Is the return value of all programs correct (eg, does main() return a + sane value) + * Is the suid bit correctly set for all installed programs? + * Translators + * Does settrans -g work? -fg? + * Does fsysopts work? Does setting options with fsysopts work? + * Does stat() work on all translated nodes and give proper data? + * What about chown, chmod (some translators should pass this + through to the underlying node, esp in /dev!) + * Does statfs give correct data? + * Are all inode numbers and link counts correct? + * [one unreadable item on the paper] + * We also should have a "make check" test suite. We can add this once Jeff + finished his automake patches + * pick up the other things + * pthread, definitely. Now that we are so close + * new console is basically done + * needs integration of course + * X switching support + * there is certainly more to do ... |