xf86CheckBeta() and friends

[Stuart Kreitman]

Kristian Høgsberg wrote:

> Thomas Winischhofer wrote:
>
>> Daniel Stone wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 01:08:17PM +0100, Thomas Winischhofer wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would guess that at least xf86Version.h/xf86GetVersion() perhaps 
>>>> is being used in unified binary drivers (like NVidia's, ATI's) for 
>>>> X.org and XFree86.
>>>
>>>
>>> Um yeah, sure, but we're talking about xf86CheckBeta():
>>
>>
>> Um yeah, but Kristian's original message mentioned removing 
>> xf86Version.h et al.
>
>
> Yes, I didn't realize that binary drivers still accessed 
> xf86GetVersion(), but if that's the case we'll need to keep it around.
>
I would like to see an explanation in the email archives that briefly
explains what it is and why its undesireable. (tho the StrongBad
argument was a chuckle)

thanks,

skk