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To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com>
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Subject: Re: new command: doconfig 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 01 Oct 1997 15:39:36 MDT."
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Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 15:14:44 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I would like to add this as a new command to FreeBSD.  I mentioned it a
> few months back when I originally wrote it, and received positive
> responses about it.  This command derives from a similar command in
> Digital Unix.  'doconfig' is basically a simplifier for kernel compiling,
> by wrapping 'vi /sys/i386/conf/MINE; config; cd ../../compile/MINE; make
> depend; make; make install; reboot' or whatnot into a simpler, nicer
> interface.. For instance, I just recompiled my kernel with (the GLACIER
> config file already existed): 

My only problem with this is that it didn't go far enough.  Yes, it
front-ends a few steps, but only a few of the ones you'd expect in a
configuration front-end tool.

It should also build the configuration file through a complete
interactive Q&A process if you don't have one.

					Jordan