From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 17:28:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41DB316A417 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:28:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CBD213C48D for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:28:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id 8D2551A4D80; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:28:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:28:00 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein To: obrien@freebsd.org, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071106172800.GR8950@elvis.mu.org> References: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Subject: Re: Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:28:01 -0000 * David O'Brien [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