Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 07:09:19 -0700 From: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> To: sos@FreeBSD.org Cc: CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf options.i386 Message-ID: <199610021409.HAA05264@precipice.shockwave.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 02 Oct 1996 08:30:33 %2B0200." <199610020630.IAA01408@ra.dkuug.dk>
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The problem is that people are getting into the habit of defining global
options. It's fine to put it in and just warn people not to use it.
global options are EVIL
From: sos@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf options.i386
In reply to Paul Traina who wrote:
>
> pst 96/10/01 20:48:11
>
> Modified: sys/i386/conf options.i386
> Log:
> add SC_SPLASH_SCREEN to opt_syscons.h (sigh)
Boy, are you fast, this doesn't even work yet !!
I wont advise anybody to define this, or be prepared for a
surprise... (you know, there was a reason I didn't add this
myself)...
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Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team
So much code to hack -- so little time.
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