Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 16:48:03 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: The purge of kld loading wrapper scripts Message-ID: <23077.973176483@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Nov 2000 06:15:31 PST." <200011021415.GAA73316@freefall.freebsd.org>
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[Please send follow-ups to doc@FreeBSD.org only.] On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 06:15:31 PST, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > Modified files: > share/sgml man-refs.ent > sys/modules/joy Makefile > Removed files: > sys/modules/joy joy.8 joy.sh > Log: > Retire the joy(8) script. Using shell scripts to load kernel loadable > modules is out of fashion. This leaves only svr4(8) and ibcs2(8), which have no section 4 manuals. One of the arguments against removing these stupid shell scripts was that removing them removes their manpages, and that their manpages clue people into the existence of the functionality. I think this is lame, but it's easy to bring the whiners out of the woodwork when you remove stuff, so I'm playing it safe. So I'm not removing these two yet. :-) I had offers from two different people to supply new svr4(4) and ibcs2(4) pages. I can't remember who the offers came from, but the pages never arrived. :-) I wrote linux(4) myself (thanks Marcel for the help), but don't feel comfortable writing these two. I suppose I could if I spent enough time reading, but time... So if you'd like to start with linux.4, adapt it according to your understanding of ibcs2 or svr4, and mail me the result, I'd be very happy. Thanks, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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