Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 09:50:10 -0500 (EST) From: "Ron G. Minnich" <rminnich@Sarnoff.COM> To: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why so many steps to build new kernel? Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.971210094824.14963C-100000@terra> In-Reply-To: <199712101323.IAA11947@gatekeeper.itribe.net>
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On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Jamie Bowden wrote: > On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > We know, and have for a long time, about Linux's curses and X based > > kernel configurators. Who's going to do the work of implementing > > something similar? *That's* been the big mystery up until now. :) > And more to the point, why would you want to? Linux's make config is an > abomination. all you really want is a tk-style interface to build config files. You don't want any of the other linux hideousness. I think that's what jordan meant. I use both systems for kernels and believe me i prefer the bsd style, even lacking the cute graphical interface. Much better than the linux style. ron
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