From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Oct 28 16:21:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-bugs Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA19908 for bugs-outgoing; Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:21:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from alpha.xerox.com (alpha.Xerox.COM [13.1.64.93]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA19899 for ; Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:21:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from gemini.sdsp.mc.xerox.com ([13.231.132.20]) by alpha.xerox.com with SMTP id <23213(5)>; Mon, 28 Oct 1996 15:36:46 PST Received: from gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com (gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com [13.231.133.90]) by gemini.sdsp.mc.xerox.com (8.7.6/8.7.5) with SMTP id SAA22745 for ; Mon, 28 Oct 1996 18:03:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com (4.1/client-1.3) id AA11652; Mon, 28 Oct 96 18:03:43 EST Message-Id: <9610282303.AA11652@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: using " " in kernels... Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 15:03:43 PST From: "Marty Leisner" Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I just followed the instructions to build a freebsd kernel. Why don't you suggest adding kernel builders to the bin group, and not using root for this... Why does CD9660 and COMPAT_43 need quotes? It would be much easier if GENERIC was well commented and complete (with what's not used commented out). Kernel configuration should only involving adding/delete #. What is controller eisa0? (I didn't see it documented). [assume eisa bus]. The FAQ has: options "SHMMAXPGS=64" # 256Kb of sharab but the handbook doesn't. Just some things I found... marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com Don't confuse education with schooling. Milton Friedman to Yogi Berra