Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 08:40:09 -0600 From: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> To: Santiago Martinez <sm@codenetworks.net> Cc: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD - rc.conf man page splitting. Message-ID: <CAOtMX2ifpZCeAqOKpmTN53uGWE-AYVYoUNCSssRj87m%2Bo_TuSQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <eb155956-b557-fe0f-b378-7e262d2a752c@codenetworks.net> References: <a16fb970-930f-1d78-7f4a-3a925c622563@codenetworks.net> <20210523202622.GA26188@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <eb155956-b557-fe0f-b378-7e262d2a752c@codenetworks.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] That man page is getting pretty big. However, it's not always obvious which section a particular setting should be in. Right now, you can always just search through the entire thing. But searching would be harder if it were split up. So I vote to keep it together. -Alan On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM Santiago Martinez <sm@codenetworks.net> wrote: > Ok, noted. my proposal come after looking for network parameters (which > also is a topic to talk about) the list is so huge that it doesn't not > make it simple. But if this work for most, then i have to accommodate > to that! > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Santi > > > > On 5/23/21 9:26 PM, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 09:20:45PM +0100, Santiago Martinez wrote: > >> Just wondering whats your view on splitting rc.conf man pages (per > >> section/topic), something similar to what it was done with zfs. > >> > >> For example rc.conf-fw, rc.conf-network and so on. And yes if people > think > >> is a good idea im happy to take the task. > >> > > IMO, Bad idea (tm). > > > > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div>That man page is getting pretty big. However, it's not always obvious which section a particular setting should be in. Right now, you can always just search through the entire thing. But searching would be harder if it were split up. So I vote to keep it together.</div><div>-Alan<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM Santiago Martinez <<a href="mailto:sm@codenetworks.net">sm@codenetworks.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Ok, noted. my proposal come after looking for network parameters (which <br> also is a topic to talk about) the list is so huge that it doesn't not <br> make it simple. But if this work for most, then i have to accommodate <br> to that!<br> <br> Thanks for your feedback!<br> <br> Santi<br> <br> <br> <br> On 5/23/21 9:26 PM, Steve Kargl wrote:<br> > On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 09:20:45PM +0100, Santiago Martinez wrote:<br> >> Just wondering whats your view on splitting rc.conf man pages (per<br> >> section/topic), something similar to what it was done with zfs.<br> >><br> >> For example rc.conf-fw, rc.conf-network and so on. And yes if people think<br> >> is a good idea im happy to take the task.<br> >><br> > IMO, Bad idea (tm).<br> ><br> <br> </blockquote></div></div>
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