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From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
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Subject: Re: kernel config file according to config(5): inconsistent ?
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In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 342, Issue 9, Message: 1
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:38:08 -0800 Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> wrote:

 > I read the guidelines in the man pages of config(5) on how to make a customized 
 > kernel config file:
 > 
 >      nooption name [, name [...]]
 >      nooptions name [, name [...]]
 >              Remove the specified kernel options from the list of previously
 >              defined options.  This directive can be used to cancel the
 >              effects of option or options directives in files included using
 >              include.
 > 
 > So I put following in my MYKERNEL config file:
 > 
 > include GENERIC
 > 
 > nocpu I486_CPU
 > nocpu I586_CPU
 > ident MYKERNEL
 > 
 > nomakeoptions DEBUG
 > 
 > nooptions MD_ROOT
 > nooptions NFSCLIENT , NFSSERVER , NFSLOCKD , NFS_ROOT
 > nooptions MSDOSFS , CD9660
 > nooptions PROCFS , PSEUDOFS
 > 
 > The comma separated items seemed to cause an error when I do the buildkernel.
 > If I remove the commas and make a 'nooptions' per item, then it is OK.
 >
 > Something seems to be inconsistent here, right?
 > 
 > Same inconsistency for "nodevices" with the syntax in the manpages and the real 
 > config file....

Arguably unforgiving parsing and/or imprecise description.  Try eg:

nooptions NFSCLIENT, NFSSERVER, NFSLOCKD, NFS_ROOT

with no space[s] before comma[s], as is generally conventional.

cheers, Ian