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Date:      Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:27:37 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>
Cc:        Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Resistance to documentation? (was Re: Pull in upstream before 9.1 code freeze?)
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207191027210.7492@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <CADLo838ByY7MNsPN_REARApDYPpMxb4w6ZTwOkG5fVqj4V9Qag@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20120717183221.298430@gmx.com> <20120717153505.42633535@bhuda.mired.org> <5005D181.8080709@jetcafe.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207181024250.4615@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <CADLo838ByY7MNsPN_REARApDYPpMxb4w6ZTwOkG5fVqj4V9Qag@mail.gmail.com>

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> > 1) XML output from some sysctl variables. It isn't just stupid. It's sad.
> > 2) bsdlabel -e allows editing only when NONE of partitions are open/mounted, in spite that they are not modified. In FreeBSD 6 it
> allowed editing everytime and all worked.
> >
> > "Preventing people doing stupid things would prevent doing clever things".

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Bsdlabel was a monstrosity that required a calculator to hand to do anything useful.
> 
> Gpart on the other hand is easily scriptable.

off topic.



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