Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 10:50:53 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Dan Janowski <danj@3skel.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: system config database... Message-ID: <28192.895513853@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 18 May 1998 13:14:50 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518130141.22495B-100000@fnur.3skel.com>
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> It seems that there still a need for a per service > set of scripted instruction for startup. I'm not arguing that at all, I'm simply saying that the current system needlessly separates the configuration data from the actions associated with it. It's like having a shopping list where on one side you have "items to get: 1, 3, 2, 6, 9 and 5" and on the other you have "1 = milk, 2 = celery, 3 = ..." :-) The information needs to be combined and sh unfortunately isn't really "expressive" enough for that - a metaformat which gets compiled into sh or is even run by some sort of helper program, e.g. /etc/rc becomes a one liner: /sbin/systemrc /etc/rc.sys > An /etc/rc.d with mini-scripts for features. Some Ick, no, wrong direction again! ;-) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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