Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:35:52 -0800 (PST) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> To: green@unixhelp.org (Brian Feldman) Cc: mo@servo.ccr.org, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a nit, however.... Message-ID: <199902010635.WAA25806@bubba.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901311910370.9655-100000@janus.syracuse.net> from Brian Feldman at "Jan 31, 99 07:13:10 pm"
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Brian Feldman writes: > > any reason why the kernel "config" program shouldn't > > be changed to dramatically reduce the requirement for > > the silling quoting of option values??? if an option > > needs embedded whitespace, but other than that, > > is there any reason other than historical for > > the silliness about nubmers, etc?? > > Actually, as I understand it config(8) was never meant to allow the LACK > of quotation marks. It's simply we've grown accustomed to not using them, > I suppose, that we don't. I, for one, have every option quoted in my kernel > configuration file. The right thing would be to not allow lack of quotes > at all, I believe, but that would be disastrous now with current config > files, and release scripts. Why would that be the "right thing"? Seems to me that not requiring quotes would be more "right" with today's usage. -Archie ___________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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