Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:09:32 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: docs/55122: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes Message-ID: <20030813233932.GA23460@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20030813100234.778637ae.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> References: <200308122008.h7CK8F9D074923@freefall.freebsd.org> <20030813054823.GP23460@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20030813084125.GA408@FreeBSD.org> <20030813100234.778637ae.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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--vUOrpVjU9N5sOsWB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday, 13 August 2003 at 10:02:34 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:41:27 +0200 > "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> On 2003.08.13 15:18:23 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>> On Tuesday, 12 August 2003 at 13:08:15 -0700, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: >>>> Synopsis: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes >>>> >>>> Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-doc->simon >>>> Responsible-Changed-By: simon >>>> Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Aug 12 13:07:47 PDT 2003 >>>> Responsible-Changed-Why: >>>> I will handle this one. >>> >>> Please close the PR. We don't document -CURRENT; we document -STABLE. >>> Until things have finished developing, there's no way to know what can >>> be used with what. >> >> Actually we document both the latest 5.X and 4.X releases in the >> handbook, otherwise there would be no mention of 5.X only features like >> gbde. > > Greg has a valid point; however, because it could 'just not be complete'. > > A simple note "As of this writing, gdbe cannot work with Vinum volumes." > I can see how making the note would definatly be documenting for 5.X, > but it should not be some huge paragraph. My concern is that this would require another modification, another PR. If we did this for every transient incompatibility in -CURRENT, we wouldn't have time for anything else. It shouldn't be put in the documentation. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers --vUOrpVjU9N5sOsWB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/Osw0IubykFB6QiMRAk/fAKCu0Rq2/oOuru1Deh5z6wtN08NAAwCfRaD6 /QvnHdb5qI1EzSP4nykYlvY= =2hUC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --vUOrpVjU9N5sOsWB--
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