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+1998-10-24  Hugo Tyson  <hmt@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial_test.c (entry0): 
+	Add runtime check that the zeroth entry in the Cyg_Device_Table
+	is actually a "serial" device (by name).  Otherwise, don't call
+	the routines; the API existence check in that it compiled remains
+	sound.
+	
+Fri Oct 23 20:02:17 1998  Jonathan Larmour  <jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial_test.c: 
+	Add a default CYG_TEST_PASS_EXIT when there is no kernel C API,
+	as we depend on its presence to do the testing
+
+Fri Oct 23 11:52:45 BST 1998  Chris Provenzano <proven@cygnus.com>
+
+	* tests/set_baud_rate.c tests/get_baud_rate.c tests/serial1.c
+ 	* tests/serial2.c tests/serial3.c tests/serial4.c tests/serial5.c
+ 	* tests/serial6.c: Removed these tests as they are superceeded
+	by tests/serial_test.c.
+
+	* tests/PKGconf.mak: Added serial_test.c and removed all the old
+	serial[x].c set_baud_rate.c and get_baud_rate.c tests.
+
+	* tests/serial_test.c: New test to just test the API and not much 
+	of the functionality. These tests meet or exceed the previous 
+	existence/spelling tests of the API and therefore replace all the 
+	serial[x].c set_baud_rate.c and get_baud_rate.c tests.
+
+Mon Oct 19 19:02:21 1998  Jonathan Larmour  <jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* include/pkgconf/serial_rs232_common.h: 
+	Require the kernel package for this package
+
+Sun Sep 27 15:18:35 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@lassi.cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/set_baud_rate.c: Do not change the baud rate to
+	0. Undefined behavior in the current drivers.
+
+Sun Sep 27 13:50:38 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/README: Added copyright blurb.
+
+Fri Sep 25 21:26:08 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/set_baud_rate.c (entry0): Do send output if baud rate is
+ 	set to 0. This is the correct behavior. It's a problem with the
+	mn10300 driver.
+
+Fri Sep 25 20:59:54 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@lassi.cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/README: Added.
+
+Fri Sep 25 19:47:36 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+        PR 17483
+	
+	* tests/set_baud_rate.c: Don't send any output when baud rate is
+	set to 0.
+
+Fri Sep 25 11:25:29 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial6.c: Do null-test if required calls not available.
+
+	* tests/serial3.c: 
+	* tests/serial5.c: 
+	Added some diag info to help identify these as input tests.
+	Removed old PR 17270 workaround since the PR 17227 fix made these
+	tests valid regardless of KMODE config.
+
+	* tests/serial2.c: 
+	* tests/serial4.c: 
+	Added PR 17270 workaround.
+
+	* tests/PKGconf.mak: Reintroduced input tests.
+
+Thu Sep 17 19:10:03 1998  Frank Ch. Eigler  <fche@cygnus.com>
+
+	* tests/serial2.c (entry0): Reorder foo flag use to avoid race
+	condition.
+
+1998-09-14  Bart Veer  <bartv@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* include/pkgconf/serial_rs232_common.h:
+	Change the package type to boolean, to allow all serial
+	devices to be disabled.
+
+1998-09-12  Bart Veer  <bartv@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* include/pkgconf/serial_rs232_common.h:
+	Added missing descriptions (PR 17184)
+
+Fri Sep 11 12:11:19 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial2.c: 
+	* tests/serial3.c: 
+	* tests/serial4.c: 
+	* tests/serial5.c: 
+	Undid last change because of a config problem (PR 17270).
+	
+Thu Sep 10 10:28:10 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial2.c: 
+	* tests/serial3.c: 
+	* tests/serial4.c:
+	* tests/serial5.c: 
+	Only run actual test when CYG_DEVICE_SERIAL_RS232_KMODE_INTERRUPT
+	defined.
+
+Thu Sep 10 10:05:40 1998  Jesper Skov  <jskov@lassi.cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/serial6.c: Changed test numbers from 5 to 6.
+
+1998-09-04  Bart Veer  <bartv@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* include/pkgconf/serial_rs232_common.h:
+	Sorting out naming conventions.
+
+1998-09-03  Bart Veer  <bartv@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* include/pkgconf/serial_rs232_common.h:
+	New file to support minimal configuration data.
+
+Thu Sep  3 10:03:00 1998  Tim Goodwin  <tgoodwin@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/get_baud_rate.c:
+	* serial1.c:
+	* serial2.c:
+	* serial3.c:
+	* tests/serial4.c:
+	* tests/serial5.c:
+	* tests/serial6.c:
+	* tests/set_baud_rate.c:
+	
+	Change to cyg_thread_create() interface. 
+
+Fri Aug 28 09:43:55 1998  Jonathan Larmour  <jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk>
+
+	* tests/get_baud_rate.c, tests/serial1.c, tests/serial2.c, 
+	  tests/serial3.c, tests/serial4.c, tests/serial5.c, tests/serial6.c,
+	  tests/set_baud_rate.c:
+	Change use of main() as the entry point to cyg_start() under the
+	new entry point scheme. Remove return codes as cyg_start() returns
+	void, not int.
+
+Wed Jul 29 17:46:34 BST 1998  Chris Provenzano  <proven@cygnus.com>
+
+	* include/rs232.h, include/rs232.ht, include/rs232.hxx:
+	Comment cleanup from the code review.
+
+	* include/rs232.h: Support baudrates up to 460800.
+
+Mon Jul 27 17:33:59 BST 1998  Chris Provenzano  <proven@cygnus.com>
+
+        * Changelog: Initial ChangeLog entry.
+
+
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