Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:26:24 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysctl descriptions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901102125020.322-100000@s204m82.isp.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199901110512.WAA18140@pluto.plutotech.com>
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Justin says: > I personally question this approach which, unless you intend to embed full > documentation for the sysctl variable in the kernel, will not adequately > describe the value or consequences of adjusting a given parameter. > Otherwise, you'll need to either already be knowledgeable about the > parameter or look at a man page before taking the plunge. I have no > interest in having 319 (current count of number of sysctls??) pages of > troff embedded in the kernel image. firstly 1 one-liner is usually all you need. secondly, it could contain (see foobar(4)) julian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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