Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:51:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Wm Brian McCane <root@bmccane.uit.net> To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new command: doconfig Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971002094833.14696A-100000@bmccane.uit.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971001161834.28587B-100000@roguetrader.com>
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Brandon, You might look at my program `kc'. It is a simple curses based kernel configuration tool. If you copy `GENERIC' to your new name, and then run `kc <newname>', it gives a fairly simple point and click interface. You can get it via FTP: $ fetch ftp://bmccane.uit.net/pub/kc/kc1.1.tgz a current configuration file is in: $ fetch ftp://bmccane.uit.net/pub/kc/options.list.Z brian +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ He rides a cycle of mighty days, and \ Wm Brian and Lori McCane he represents the last great schizm \ McCane Consulting among the gods. Evil though he obviously \ root@bmccane.uit.net is, he is a mighty figure, this father of \ http://bmccane.uit.net/ my spirit, and I respect him as the sons \ http://bmccane.uit.net/~pictures/ of old did the fathers of their bodies. \ http://bmccane.uit.net/~bmccane/ Roger Zelazny - "Lord of Light" \ http://bmccane.uit.net/~bbs/ +---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > 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. > > I agree :) > > The only reason I didn't do it, was because I've never been able to find > out if anybody is working on this already... If not, then perhaps we can > make one. I have a few ideas on various modular ways this could be > implemented. > > As it is right now, 'doconfig' actually runs an external program to > 'auto-generate' the initial file. The external program does nothing other > than sed the GENERIC kernel, but only because of the above reasons. > > So I guess the question is, what is there right now for auto generating a > kernel config file? > > -Brandon > >
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