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@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +lssbus: + +So, I got bored. How many pieces of code have had this as an inspiration, I wonder? +Well, at least this one does. I've been happy with what Kudzu does, but I wished it +was a little simpler (and a little faster), something like lspci. Now, just like +kudzu, lssbus is limited to detecting the hardware devices it knows about, but in +this case, it covers everything that most people would care about. + +This program doesn't really have any instructions. To build it, run "make". The only +real prerequisite I can think of is that you have a working compiler and the linux +kernel headers. Oh yeah, you also need to be on a sparc. If you're trying to run this +on any other architecture, stop and think, why am I trying to probe a non-existant +sbus? I could have coded in a restriction for sparc, but quite frankly, if you're +stupid enough to try and build/execute this code on a non-sparc machine, you deserve +whatever errors you get. + +This code is licensed under the GPL, included in the "COPYING" file which should be +right next to this "README". + +It lives at http://people.redhat.com/tcallawa/lssbus. + +If you liked this application, or found it useful, you can repay the work I put into +it (admittedly, only a few hours or so between doing about 10 other things), by doing +the following: + +Step 1: Stop reading slashdot. If you don't read slashdot, stop reading the register. +If you don't read either of those, stop reading OSnews. If you're not reading any of +these tabloids, skip to step 2. + +Step 2: Go to lwn.net and purchase a subscription. Trust me on this one, the news they +provide is worth the money. Its $5.00 US a month, most people spend more on fast food +each week. http://lwn.net/subscribe/ + +Step 3: Profit. + +If you'd like to improve, patch, alter, abuse, mutilate, bend, or vibrate the code for +lssbus, feel free to do so. You won't hurt my feelings. I know the code is far from +optimal, and tested patches will be happily accepted. Make sure all patches are in +unified diff format (diff -u). Its just polite, you know. + +- tom "spot" callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com>, Wed April 7, 2004 |