On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 01:34:18PM +1100, matthew green wrote: > "Maya Rashish" writes: > > Module Name: src > > Committed By: maya > > Date: Mon Nov 5 04:08:40 UTC 2018 > > > > Modified Files: > > src/lib/libc: shlib_version > > > > Log Message: > > Suggest to remove lfs_ stubs on a major bump. > > they're deprecated, ioctl is used instead. > > please revert this, or, convince everyone it's OK to remove the > old support entirely. > > either the support is useful and the libc syscall entry points > should remain (debateable, seems unlikely), or, the whole lot > is not worth keeping (yay!). > > thanks!
I can point to https://gnats.netbsd.org/50131 for a well-reasoned lengthy discussion of the various points. Seems to say "just kill it now", but I usually read that interpretation of things even when it isn't the author's intention.