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diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/projects/clean_up_the_code.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/projects/clean_up_the_code.mdwn index 714273ab..67e341af 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/projects/clean_up_the_code.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/projects/clean_up_the_code.mdwn @@ -9,8 +9,111 @@ is included in the section entitled # Restructure the tree in a sane way +Merge `linux/src` and `linux/dev`. But only if using a sane RCS, so leave it +as-is for now. Also, a bunch of (header) files from there may probably be +discarded. + + # Remove dead files from the GNU Mach source tree +For *exported* files (via `make install`), the plan is to first stick some +`#error This file is scheduled for removal. Write to <bug-hurd@gnu.org> if you +have a reason to have it kept available.` into them, and then actually remove +them after some months. + +For some of the internal header files (containing function prototypes and the +like), it might actually be useful to use them. (And then get rid of a bunch +of `extern ...` statements in other files.) + +This following list was assembled by putting such a `#error ...` line into each +of the `gnumach-1-branch`'s header files (exported and internal; save the +`linux/` ones (only internal) for simplicity), and then trying to build GNU +Mach until this would succeed again (by removing offending `#error ...`s), and +afterwards using the set of exported files for building a cross toolchain +(again still removing offending `#error ...`s). A very crude and imprecise +method. + +So, additionally to the list given below, there may actually be a bunch of +further files (also exported ones) that serve no real value, but are being +`#include`d through one way or another. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch ddb/db_expr.h]] + + Currently used, but copyright violation? Rewrite? + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch ddb/db_print.h]] + + Copyright violation? Currently unused, but could be used in principle (or + be rewritten, to avoid the copyright oddity). + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch ddb/tr.h]] + + Copyright violation. Unused. Remove. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch device/dev_master.h]] + + Might be usable for SMP? Remove otherwise. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch i386/i386/kttd_machdep.h]] + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch i386/i386/sched_param.h]] + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch i386/include/mach/i386/cthreads.h]] + + Was probably once exported, but is no longer. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch i386/include/mach/i386/ioccom.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/device/audio_status.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/device/tape_status.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/alert.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/boot.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/macro_help.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/multiboot.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/profil.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/profilparam.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach/exec/a.out.h]] + + Exported. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch include/mach_debug/pc_info.h]] + + Currently not exported, but was probably once meant to be. + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch kern/act.h]] + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch kern/refcount.h]] + +* [[source_gnumach-1-branch kern/shuttle.h]] + + # Remove dead functions, variables, etc. from source files + # Rewrite ugly code |