Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:39:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Pepper <pepper@rockefeller.edu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/39852: Handbook: treatment of KERNCONF is inconsistent. Message-ID: <20020625183950.84012A885@guest.reppep.com>
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>Number: 39852 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook: treatment of KERNCONF is inconsistent. >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: Tue Jun 25 11:50:01 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chris Pepper >Release: FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD guest.reppep.com 4.6-STABLE FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE #0: Tue Jun 18 21:27:59 EDT 2002 pepper@guest.reppep.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: <http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html>; says custom kernels are becoming an anachronism, but <http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/x7703.html>; says everybody should build a custom kernel. These should be reconciled. <http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html>; describes KERNCONF= for specifying one's custom kernel, but <http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/makeworld.html>; doesn't mention KERNCONF. <http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/small-lan.html>; mentions putting KERNCONF in /etc/make.conf, but if it's a valid setting, shouldn't there be at least a commented example in /etc/defaults/make.conf? >How-To-Repeat: Review the mentioned sections of the handbook. >Fix: Decide on when custom kernels are called for, and make the Handbook consistent on this point. Add a mention of KERNCONF to the procedure for updating source in cutting-edge, with a pointer to kernelconfig for more info. Add a commented out example KERNCONF line to /etc/defaults/make.conf. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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