From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 2 07:00:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A828E16A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:00:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 301C943D2D for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:00:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i22F06305259; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:00:06 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200403021500.i22F06305259@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: phoenix@dsli.com (Kosh) Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:00:05 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <40440743.9000306@dsli.com> from "Kosh" at Mar 01, 2004 11:02:11 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LINT file? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:00:09 -0000 > > 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 >