From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 16:05:31 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81EFA16A418 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (trang.nuxi.org [74.95.12.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6296F13C4B3 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lA6G5Mle019959 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:05:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id lA6G5M2E019958 for freebsd-arch@freebsd.org; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:05:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:05:21 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> Mail-Followup-To: obrien@freebsd.org, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Subject: Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:05:31 -0000 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"