Re: [PATCH 6/6] added short documentation for some translators.

[Samuel Thibault]

Joshua Branson, le jeu. 21 sept. 2023 12:48:22 -0400, a ecrit:
> +Alternatively one can @emph{name} a pipe with the command
> +@command{mkfifo <name>}, which will persist until you remove it with
> +the command @command{rm <name>}.  This lets you use commands that
> +interact with the pipe from many different terminals.
> +
> +FIXME: should we add an example?

That can be useful, yes.

> Can I borrow what's on wikipedia?

No, you wouldn't hold copyright on it.

>  @node null
>  @section null
>  
> +The null translator represents an endless stream of zeros.

No, it's an empty file

> +@cindex pfinet
> +
> +Hurd developers ripped out an old Linux TCP/IP stack and called it
> +pfinit.  It is the hurd's current default TCP/IP stack.  We hope to
> +one day replace it with the @code{lwip} or @code{rump} TCP/IP stack.
> +Lwip exists and works as a full replacment for pfinit.  The rump
> +TCP/IP stack will most likely be a better option, but no one has
> +started on it yet.

I'm not sure we'd want to use the rump TCP/IP stack, it'd be much more
heavy to embed than the lwip stack which is exactly meant for that kind
of use.

Samuel