Re: Proposal: Linux "hit-list"

Paul Schmidt (Paul.Schmidt@ssa-mail.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil)
Mon, 19 Feb 1996 09:59:25 -0500 (EST)


Excerpts from mail: 19-Feb-96 Proposal: Linux "hit-list"
@rz.uni-regensburg.de (643*)

> As I just read again about "floating point exception while executng
> ps", I think we should add a file names "HITLIST" in
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation that describes the features of the
> recent changes that hit users most. Of course that file should also
> contain some pointers to solutions. I imagine that the file should
> cover the "hits" of maybe the last month.

> It might solve the problems of users who just het a development
> kernel from some "distribution"-CD, but who are not reading this
> list.

> What do you think?

> First entries: "arithmetic faults in ``ps'' and ``top''" and "output
> of ``free'' and ``vmstat'' is wrong".

> Ulrich

Excellent Idea -- maybe even post it once a week to usenet (it'd
sure take less bandwidth than the repetetive questions)

Second entry: gnu make 3.74 doesn't find makefile

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