Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 01:13:51 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/rescue/rescue Makefile Message-ID: <20030902081351.GE24887@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <43017.1062490338@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20030902075726.GB72639@regency.nsu.ru> <43017.1062490338@critter.freebsd.dk>
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* Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> [030902 01:12] wrote: > In message <20030902075726.GB72639@regency.nsu.ru>, Alexey Dokuchaev writes: > >On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 12:50:23AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > >> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> > >> > NOATM and NOINET6 were preexisting options, and rather than start > >> > the "1.0 compatibility at any cost!" bikeshed I simply have propagated > >> > them to other relevant places. > >> > >> The last few times this came up, the consensus was for WORD_SEPERATORS > >> in new options. > > > >I second this consensus. > >Does anyone consider renaming those knobs that we don't have to rely on > >being particularly named for compatibility with older FreeBSD versions? > >(Just wondering.) > > The crucial word here is "_new_ options", these were existing options. I think they should all be renamed, however a compat layer should be done that sets the NO_FOO knobs if NOFOO is set until the end of the 5.x release. That should keep everyone mise^H^H^H^Hhappy. -- - Alfred Perlstein - Research Engineering Development Inc. - email: bright@mu.org cell: 408-480-4684
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