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Date:      Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:49:05 -0600 (CST)
From:      Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
To:        Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Meet fish (read on)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0202271544510.75088-100000@cody.jharris.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020227223901.C16555@energyhq.homeip.net>

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On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Miguel Mendez wrote:

> Hi there hackers,
> 
> Some time ago, Terry proposed the creation of a graphical rc.conf
> editing tool. While the idea of mimicing the rededit program did not
> appeal much, I find it interesting to have a graphical tool for
> rc.conf management, specially for people who has just started using
> FreeBSD.
> 
> So what I'm presenting here is the bare bones skeleton of the tool I'm
> working on, so you can taste what it will look like when I finish it.
> 
> What works now: 
> 
> 	- /etc/defaults/rc.conf parsing
> 	- GTK UI creation for both booleans and strings
> 	- Passes efence test, so no funny pointers in there.
> 	
> TODO:
> 	- parse and merge /etc/rc.conf
> 	- Write callbacks
> 
> I'm totally open to feedback and suggestions, I'm specially interested
> in knowing what the community feeling about this tool is, is it useful
> or do you thing is a waste of time to code such tool? What about going
> one step further and add something like the admin tool in Solaris?

	Why make it in gtk only?  I would detect if display is defined and
	if not run a util similar to /stand/sysinstall.


Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
 - Don't mind me...I'm just sniffing your packets


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