From owner-freebsd-config Sun Jun 29 02:05:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA24633 for config-outgoing; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 02:05:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bmccane.uit.net (bmccane.uit.net [208.129.189.48]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA24628 for ; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 02:05:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bmccane.uit.net (localhost.mccane.com [127.0.0.1]) by bmccane.uit.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA25519 for ; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 04:05:11 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199706290905.EAA25519@bmccane.uit.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 To: config@FreeBSD.org Subject: kc 1.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 04:05:11 -0500 From: Wm Brian McCane Sender: owner-freebsd-config@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I am pleased to announce that a newer version of my kernel configuration tool 'kc' is available for testing. To get a copy of it: $ fetch ftp://bmccane.uit.net/pub/kc/kc1.1.tgz have fun, brian From owner-freebsd-config Sun Jun 29 02:45:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA25597 for config-outgoing; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 02:45:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA25588 for ; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 02:45:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id TAA18982; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:14:45 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199706290944.TAA18982@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: kc 1.1 In-Reply-To: <199706290905.EAA25519@bmccane.uit.net> from Wm Brian McCane at "Jun 29, 97 04:05:11 am" To: root@bmccane.uit.net (Wm Brian McCane) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:14:44 +0930 (CST) Cc: config@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-config@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Wm Brian McCane stands accused of saying: > I am pleased to announce that a newer version of my kernel > configuration tool 'kc' is available for testing. To get a copy of > it: Hmm, not bad. If I may raise a few gripes though : - Just running it, there's no indication of what to do. You could get around this with a "status bar" with a few quick details on it. - There's no separation between the various base-level config directives. It'd be good to have the options separate from the controllers, separated from the pseudo-devices, etc. - You could use more vertical space to avoid cutting off the names of long options. (eg. keep option descriptions indented on the next line) - Rather than having everything based on your options.list file, read LINT and just keep a private database of descriptions and criteria for the things you know about. (This is a WIBNI, not something that I think is easily achieved.) I think ultimately though, the biggest difficulty I have with 'kc' is that it doesn't actually remove itself much from the configuration file; for all the added convenience, essentially you are still manipulating the same information in the same format. I think it is this that has to change. > brian -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[