From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 22 03:50:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: Freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71352106566C; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:50:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rcm@fuzzwad.org) Received: from mail.volente.us (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:7:d47::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E8888FC08; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:50:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shiny-w0.fuzzwad.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.volente.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q5M3ol2q071598; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:50:47 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from rcm@fuzzwad.org) Message-ID: <4FE3EB9D.9070509@fuzzwad.org> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:50:53 -0500 From: Ron McDowell User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:10.0.2) Gecko/20120216 Thunderbird/10.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Devin Teske References: <2322BE6D-24A8-4F4A-84B2-4DFE33BCA65B@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <2322BE6D-24A8-4F4A-84B2-4DFE33BCA65B@fisglobal.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Devin Teske Subject: Re: [CFT] Need Testers for: sysutils/bsdconfig X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:50:51 -0000 On 6/21/12 5:32 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I've published a new port (sysutils/bsdconfig) so that we can get some testing on the replacement for sysinstall's [post-installation] "Configure" menu. > > We're on a tight schedule, so if you have the time and/or energy your timely efforts will be GREATLY appreciated in helping to get this software tested prior to the 9.1-R code freeze. > > Please welcome "bsdconfig" (port pkg-descr below): > > bsdconfig is a robust utility for configuring/managing various aspects of the > FreeBSD Operating System. Feature-highlights include (but are not limited to): > - Modular, stable, efficient and i18n-compatible. > - Easily maintained/extendable sh(1) source/syntax. > - Works with both dialog(1) in base and Xdialog(1) from ports (x11/xdialog). > - rc.conf(5) configuration/management based on sysutils/sysrc > - Timezone configuration based on sysutils/tzdialog > - Networking management based on sysutils/host-setup > > WWW: http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/ > > Again, thank you very much for testing this new software. > P.S. Due to the large codebase comprising bsdconfig, ample precautions should be taken. I've not noticed any negative behavior in months of usage, but just be warned. > > P.P.S. I don't think on subscribed to -stable@, so include me in your replies. I'm one of the coauthors of this code, and I am here on -stable. As stated, this port will only run on 9.0-RELEASE and later. Please give it a try! Thanks! -- Ron McDowell San Antonio TX