Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:49:52 -0500 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Meet fish (read on) Message-ID: <20020227164952.A66094@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <20020227223901.C16555@energyhq.homeip.net>; from flynn@energyhq.homeip.net on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:39:01PM %2B0100 References: <20020227223901.C16555@energyhq.homeip.net>
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Well, it compiles on -current, and shows the correct variables. That's a start. :-) What I'd like to see in such a tool is a "drop-box" containing a list of legitimate values for each option. This would require maintaining a separate table of rc.conf values, however. Something like that would make freeBSD much easier to administer, especially for the point-and-click crowd. So, why call it fish? On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:39:01PM +0100, 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? > > To compile the code just untargz and type make. You need gtk12 port > installed. The window might take a few seconds to create the widgets, > I'm working on it currently. > > Thanks in advance, > -- > Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net > GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt > EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk > FreeBSD - The power to serve! -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org my FreeBSD column: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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