From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jul 28 04:11:22 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.11/8.6.6) id EAA05400 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 28 Jul 1995 04:11:22 -0700 Received: (from gclarkii@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.11/8.6.6) id EAA05390 ; Fri, 28 Jul 1995 04:11:21 -0700 From: Gary Clark II Message-Id: <199507281111.EAA05390@freefall.cdrom.com> Subject: Re: Kernel configuration/compilation tool To: gary@palmer.demon.co.uk (Gary Palmer) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 04:11:21 -0700 (PDT) Cc: taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw, jaitken@husky.cs.vt.edu, hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1838.806892666@palmer.demon.co.uk> from "Gary Palmer" at Jul 28, 95 01:51:06 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1438 Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > > In message , Brian Tao writes: > > First and foremost, the util should consult some sort of database > >file that lists available options, valid argument lists and > >dependencies. This will allow other people to write different front- > >ends. I would like to try my hand at Tcl/Tk programming, so that > >would make it an X application. Someone else could try writing one > >using libdialog and a third person could put together a Web/CGI > >interface. That last one intrigues me... put up a "FreeBSD Kernel > >Drive-Thru" page where you select config options via a forms > >interface, then after some waiting, a new kernel is presented to you > >for downloading. > > P.S. Sudden after-thought - it'd have to be platform independant also... > i.e. not be i386-centric in the files it generates... > > Gary > Hi, At one time I had crude one for 1.X that was in the contrib directory. I've been slowly re-working it here to add that database and such. How about a pre-processer that takes a LINT config file and generates a basic input file that can be used as input. Gary (The Other One) -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | FreeBSD support and service gclarkii@FreeBSD.ORG | mail info@gbdata.com for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp.FreeBSD.ORG in ~pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/share/FAQ/Text/FreeBSD.FAQ