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From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
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Subject: [acpi-jp 1002] Re: ASL compiler development? 
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> > >  - acpicadb	userland ACPICA debugger
> > >  - iasl		Intel ASL compiler
> > 
> > I think it would be good to make ports of these, so that we can point new 
> > ACPI hackers at them. 8)
> 
> Good idea.  OK, I'll try to make ports when the next ACPICA is released.
> Mike, could you import AslCompiler directory as well as Subsystem at
> the next your updating ACPICA snapshot?

I don't think I should do that; the compiler isn't part of the kernel.
(unless you are planning on letting people write ASL on the fly in DDB...)

These tools should definitely just be ports.

Regards,
Mike

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