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Date:      Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:00:05 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        phoenix@dsli.com (Kosh)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: LINT file?
Message-ID:  <200403021500.i22F06305259@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <40440743.9000306@dsli.com> from "Kosh" at Mar 01, 2004 11:02:11 PM

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> 
> fbsd_user wrote:
> 
> >And you think that, that's ok?
> >
> >Somebody messed up big time removing all the LINT comments.
> >
> >That's totally unacceptable.
> >
> >Aren't you going to submit an problem report about that.
> >
> >That's just so stupid it could not have been done with official
> >approval.
> >
> >There could never be any reason to justify doing that.
> >
> >If defeats the whole purpose of having the LINT kernel max option
> >statement file.
> >
> >You have to point out these blunder by submitting an problem report.
> >
> >Get on the stick and do your volunteer part in keeping Freebsd what
> >we all expect it to be.
> >
> >  
> >
> FBSD_USER,
> 
>        #1.) FreeBSD is a VOLUNTEER project
> 
>        #2.) Who made you in charge or deciding what's acceptable and not !
> 
>        #3.) If you REALLY think it's unacceptable, why not submitt what 
> comments you think should be in there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     And if you are unable to understand the programming at all, then may 
> I suggest that you SHUT THE FUCK UP!!
> 

Oh now that's a really helpful response.

Anyway, my 4.9 LINT has comments.    
I certainly hope to see them when I get to 5.xxx.

Without the comments LINT is essentially useless.
Just long lists of cryptic character strings are not
very helpful, even if there is a man page on every one.

////jerry

> 
> / Flame mode off
> 



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