Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:28:00 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: obrien@freebsd.org, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT Message-ID: <20071106172800.GR8950@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org>
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* David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> [071106 08:05] wrote: > Hi folks, > In the days of modern Unix, many (most?) of us have come to expect and > depend on command-line completion that today's modern shells provide in > order to reduce typing (and inaccurate typing). > > Given that premise, the "DEFAULTS" file in sys/*/conf constantly trips me > up as my kernel files are named "DEO". I know others with kernel configs > named with a 'D' that grumbled when command-line completion was now > thwart due to "DEFAULTS". > > A very simple solution to this is to rename "DEFAULTS" to "_DEFAULTS". > > One of the purposes for DEFAULTS was to semi-hide devices and options > that really aren't optional (unless you really know what you're doing) or > have POLA concerns so they would not be causally removed. So this name > change also puts this file to a different "name space" - and in fact may > better convey "there are no user serviceable parts in here". > > Thoughts? > I would like to see this happen, in fact I would like to see all files under those directories prefixed by underscores, the reason is that I call my kernel file GRATUITOUS (for obvious reasons) and the clash with GENERIC has me about to lose my mind. -- - Alfred Perlstein
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