Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:05:21 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT Message-ID: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org>
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Hi folks, In the days of modern Unix, many (most?) of us have come to expect and depend on command-line completion that today's modern shells provide in order to reduce typing (and inaccurate typing). Given that premise, the "DEFAULTS" file in sys/*/conf constantly trips me up as my kernel files are named "DEO". I know others with kernel configs named with a 'D' that grumbled when command-line completion was now thwart due to "DEFAULTS". A very simple solution to this is to rename "DEFAULTS" to "_DEFAULTS". One of the purposes for DEFAULTS was to semi-hide devices and options that really aren't optional (unless you really know what you're doing) or have POLA concerns so they would not be causally removed. So this name change also puts this file to a different "name space" - and in fact may better convey "there are no user serviceable parts in here". Thoughts? -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon? Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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