From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 22 21:17:08 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29455BFC; Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:17:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanegomi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5B498FC13; Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:17:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id 16so10844656obc.13 for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:17:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=1GgBiq+QHGhvQVynQNxZlhDvgUMHcQqQp7GGKJ6R5tE=; b=GhvAYiwYNP3jV9xtyff5pHKN7jB56+q5st9yJjSwgzH3gw4gsiQDcVbrAdXZJVPNdz qUYOMpdYIdy7cFU5lWokABK6CqYQ++yB7P8J9N4NdAl6vLeh8wqmmUKtqaA7TjaSw0gl 8rEXRLMCLSUXBghe///X5NJ3ElwBxf37Q/VNSgIHDbZ+eXV1hR7B3UZAllVmvOoCAlQq /W9Tb+NcHPJD45h+3BhzdqcNID4z/epGqW9d+xKhOjztKhVZCQWuka/YIilVwSOUkgjW R+MpCNrnMMClWyfkUtpW6iOEfgI+NkEeJYGxnnD25dJIL44L7FaFnjqTxN7qH+2iZO0m WRaQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.11.105 with SMTP id p9mr1298042oeb.128.1353619027291; Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:17:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.143.33 with HTTP; Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:17:07 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:17:07 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: old style kernel configuration From: Garrett Cooper To: Eitan Adler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: FreeBSD Hackers , Benjamin Kaduk X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:17:08 -0000 On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Eitan Adler wrote: > I've been working on removing obsolete information various documents. > While going through older articles I noticed a few references to the > "old style" kernel configuration involving running config(1) manually. > > Is there any value in keeping this documented as an alternative to > "make buildkernel" or should it be treated as an implementation detail? For new/non-advanced users, this shouldn't necessarily be exposed except as an implementation detail and a historical artifact; more directions, not less serve to confuse the masses -> see git as a perfect example of this with all of its workflows. I think the question that should be asked first is: who's your target audience (remember, hackers are generally the more and not less advanced target audience)? Once this question can be answered, I think it would become apparent either to you and other reviewers what the text should say. Thanks, Garrett