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From: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net>
Subject: Re: docs/34036: [PATCH] Kernel Config Chapter, not 4.5 ready
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The following reply was made to PR docs/34036; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net>
To: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/34036: [PATCH] Kernel Config Chapter, not 4.5 ready
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 10:38:30 +0000

 On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 11:40:41AM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
 > Ceri wrote:
 > >On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 10:26:32AM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
 > >
 > >>+         <para><option>SOFTUPDATES</option> are already enabled in the
 > >
 > >Did I hear someone say on -doc earlier this week that SoftUpdates is to be
 > >considered singular ?
 > 
 > I sup'd the source yesterday to verify that (I remember something along 
 > that line) but in my 4.5 GENERIC file, it is listed as plural, and it 
 > builds fine without modification, so I just left it be :)
 
 I meant more as in :
 	<para><option>SOFTUPDATES</option> is already enabled ....
 
 > >Could also mention newfs -U ?
 > >
 > Thanks for pointing out the -U option, but isn't that for a NEW filesystem?
 
 Certainly is, yes.
 
 > I can understand pointing this out, but that is with a new filesystem, 
 > and figured a need to only point out how to enable softupdates, I 
 > suppose adding a &man.newfs.8 wouldn't hurt at all though :)
 
 I reckon; I find it a lot less hassle to just do :
 	newfs -U /dev/whatever
 than:
 	newfs /dev/whatever && tunefs -n enable /dev/whatever
 
 Laziness _is_ a virtue :)
 
 Ceri

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