Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:13:10 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: "Mike O'Dell" <mo@servo.ccr.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a nit, however.... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901311910370.9655-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <199901312337.SAA02589@servo.ccr.org>
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Mike O'Dell wrote: > > any reason why the kernel "config" program shouldn't > be changed to dramatically reduce the requirement for > the silling quoting of option values??? if an option > needs embedded whitespace, but other than that, > is there any reason other than historical for > the silliness about nubmers, etc?? Actually, as I understand it config(8) was never meant to allow the LACK of quotation marks. It's simply we've grown accustomed to not using them, I suppose, that we don't. I, for one, have every option quoted in my kernel configuration file. The right thing would be to not allow lack of quotes at all, I believe, but that would be disastrous now with current config files, and release scripts. > > -mo > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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