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From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: docs/41253: config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency
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The following reply was made to PR docs/41253; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/41253: config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:14:49 +0200

 On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 08:28:29PM -0700, Rich Morin wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         41253
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Synopsis:       config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 01 20:30:02 PDT 2002
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Rich Morin
 > >Release:        FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386
 > >Organization:
 > Canta Forda Computer Laboratory
 > >Environment:
 > 
 >         FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0:
 >         Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002
 >         murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
 > 
 > >Description:
 > 
 > 	For the first time since I started using FreeBSD, several
 > 	years ago, I found myself needing to configure the kernel.
 > 	So, to refresh my memory, I did a "man config".  It told
 > 	me a few useful things, then referred me to the FreeBSD
 > 	Handbook, which told me some more.
 > 
 > 	Nowhere in all of this, however, was there a simple and
 > 	complete recipe for configuring a new kernel!
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > 	Ask a newbie (or a rusty oldbie :-) to config a system...
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > 
 > 	Add a page to the Handbook, giving a complete rundown on
 > 	building a new kernel, including an annotated version of
 > 	something like:
 > 
 > 	  # cd /sys/i386/conf
 > 	  # cp GENERIC <some_name>
 > 	  # vi <some_name>
 > 	  ...
 > 	  # config <some_name>
 > 	  # cd ../../compile/<some_name>
 > 	  # make depend
 > 	  # make       
 > 	  # make install
 
 http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.htm
 does that already.
 
 Marc

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