Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 14:41:12 -0700 From: Randi Harper <randi@freebsd.org> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: David Boyd <David.Boyd@insightbb.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall.8 update to reflect "improved" use of netDev for scripted installs Message-ID: <AANLkTin7YNvUH6CAxUAXmO0b-I8sILaFqOmVVS4TLLHd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100524195839.GA37588@icarus.home.lan> References: <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGGEMGDAAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com> <20100524195839.GA37588@icarus.home.lan>
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On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 03:33:14PM -0400, David Boyd wrote: >> Would it be possible to update the man page for sysinstall to reflect th= e >> new and improved usage for the netDev variable. =A0This functionality is >> important (to me and my users) and seems to bear documenting. >> >> I realize that there may not be many users of scripted installs who care >> about this, so even a reference to the source code in sysinstall/tcpip.c >> would be acceptable. >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 /* >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* netDev can be set to several types of values. >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* If netDev is set to ANY, scan all network devices >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* looking for a valid link, and go with the first >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* device found. netDev can also be specified as a >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* comma delimited list, with each network device >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* tried in order. netDev can also be set to a single >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* network device. >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0*/ >> >> There are two places in sysinstall.8 where the usage of netDev is descri= bed. >> >> Thanks, in advance, for considering this request. > > CC'ing randi@, as I'm not sure if she's on -stable or not. I am. :) And I've got a sysinstall filter to catch any mentions. I am always watching! muhahaha. sigh. Anyways, sorry about that, I kind of had it in the back of my mind that the man page and possibly the supplied example install.cfg needed updating, but I completely forgot about it. The 8.1 code freeze should be kicking in really soon, so while I'll work on changes to the documentation, I'm not sure they'll make it in time. -- randi
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