From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 17 17:40:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4D5937B401 for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DBEF43FBD for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3I0e2Up073382 for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h3I0e2AQ073381; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200304180040.h3I0e2AQ073381@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Martin Karlsson Subject: Re: docs/51109: [PATCH] handbook (kernelconfig) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Martin Karlsson List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 00:40:03 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/51109; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Martin Karlsson To: Martin Heinen Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/51109: [PATCH] handbook (kernelconfig) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 02:37:27 +0200 --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hi, * Martin Heinen [2003-04-18 01.08 +0200]: [...snip...] > The tip continues, but the diff doesn't :-) :-) I see what you mean. > > | Storing your kernel config file directly under > | /usr/src can be a bad idea. If you are > | experiencing problems it can be tempting to just delete > | /usr/src and start again. Five seconds after > | you do that you realize that you have deleted your custom kernel > | config file. > > Do we need to clarify this? If so, this should be > added to the tip. Perhaps we don't. I'll attach a re-worked diff, but feel free to close the PR if you think it would be too explicit. > -- > Marxpitn -- Martin Karlsson --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="kernelconfig2.diff" Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.104 diff -u -r1.104 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 2003/03/31 17:01:34 1.104 +++ chapter.sgml 2003/04/18 00:26:51 @@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ experiencing problems it can be tempting to just delete /usr/src and start again. Five seconds after you do that you realize that you have deleted your custom kernel - config file. + config file. Do not edit GENERIC + directly, as it may get overwritten the next time you + update your source tree, and + your kernel modifications will be lost. You might want to keep your kernel config file elsewhere, and then create a symbolic link to the file in the i386 --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24--