From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 1 21:09:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED28016A4CE for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:09:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bilbo.mebtel.net (bilbo.mebtel.net [64.40.67.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6CF843D6A for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:09:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dlt@mebtel.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bilbo.mebtel.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31E232AA99; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bilbo.mebtel.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (bilbo [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04335-04; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lorne.arm.org (66-79-79-190.dsl.mebtel.net [66.79.79.190]) by bilbo.mebtel.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF96C2AAA8; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lorne.arm.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lorne.arm.org (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i71L9eZI001706; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dlt@lorne.arm.org) Received: (from dlt@localhost) by lorne.arm.org (8.13.1/8.12.11/Submit) id i71L9b8A001705; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:37 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dlt) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:37 -0400 From: Derek Tattersall To: Mark Murray Message-ID: <20040801210937.GA1682@mebtel.net> References: <200408011507.i71F7MVc000907@lorne.arm.org> <200408011825.i71IPZgG018406@grimreaper.grondar.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200408011825.i71IPZgG018406@grimreaper.grondar.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mebtel.net cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /dev/null doesn't get created X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: dlt@mebtel.net List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 21:09:42 -0000 * Mark Murray (mark@grondar.org) [040801 17:03]: > From: Mark Murray > Message-Id: <200408011825.i71IPZgG018406@grimreaper.grondar.org> > To: dlt@mebtel.net > Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: /dev/null doesn't get created > Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:25:34 +0100 > > Derek Tattersall writes: > > CURRENT as of this morning dint'create /dev/null. My previous > > CURRENT, from July 25 created it fine so all was well.Can anybody > > offer me a clue as to what this is all about? I tried to figure out > > what causes /dev/null to get created, but was unsuccessful. > > BOOBOO of mine. Please always check src/UPDATING for clues :-) > > M > -- > Mark Murray > iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH Well I appear to have cvsup'ed just before you added the text to UPDATING. Oh well. That brings up an interesting question: Under what circumstances would it be advantageous to not compile the drivers into the kernel, but leave them as modules and load from /boot/loader.conf? I haven't had any luck imagining why you would want to leave them as modules. -- Derek Tattersall | "Don't say yes until I finish talking." -- | Darryl F. Zanuck dlt@mebtel.net | | dlt666@yahoo.com |