Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 01:33:40 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1016868821.577c0a@mired.org> To: Chauncey Smith <csmith@icdc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, arnold@vkoppen.com, Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>, "freebsd.org" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Suggestions for handbook Was: Errors when making Kernel Message-ID: <15509.38996.701163.163003@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020318072921.GA2120@foo31-146.visit.se> References: <CBEOJMAHHPMJPGENCGJGCEIGCCAA.arnold@vkoppen.com> <006f01c1cc8c$4135d7e0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <00db01c1ce4d$72ce2240$2c14fea9@ultra2000> <15509.38396.729992.906042@guru.mired.org> <20020318072921.GA2120@foo31-146.visit.se>
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In <20020318072921.GA2120@foo31-146.visit.se>, Martin Karlsson <martin.karlsson@visit.se> typed: > * Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1016868221.31426a@mired.org> [2002-03-18 01.23 -0600]: > > In <00db01c1ce4d$72ce2240$2c14fea9@ultra2000>, Chauncey Smith <csmith@icdc.com> typed: > > > I've found this to be a very common newbie error. I believe we should > > > document this in the hand book somewhere so that it is available to > > > everyone. How would one go about suggesting something like that to the > > > documention project? > > > > send-pr. Best if you provide a diff to the appropriate source file, > > second best if you provide the text to be added as flat text, worst to > > just make the suggestion. > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/03/08/Big_Scary_Daemons.html The send-pr man page is a better source for details; it's edited by the people who would have to make the change. Which brings up the thought that possibly there's a non-freebsd.org web site giving advice on how to create a custom kernel and has it wrong. Anyone know of such a site, and how to get it fixed? <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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