Andrew Johnson wrote:
> IMHO the new formats should not be hard-coded anywhere other than the
> drivers/device support which use them; the "link_type" in the database
> "device" definition should be something else which is definable in an
> ascii file (and convertable into a VME_IO.h file for example, which can be
> #included by the device/driver). This way anyone could add a new address
> type without needing to rebuild base, but you should still be able to
> retain backwards compatibility for existing device/driver support.
I just read this more carefully. I think I now see what you are saying.
Just like 3.13 has ascii definitions for menus and record types
let it have an ascii definition for a link type.
I like it!!!
Marty Kraimer
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