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Subject: Re: svn commit: r260888 - in head/sys: amd64/conf i386/conf
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On 31 January 2014 17:07, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 02:01:52PM -0800, Rui Paulo wrote:
>> On 19 Jan 2014, at 10:46, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Author: emaste
>> > Date: Sun Jan 19 18:46:38 2014
>> > New Revision: 260888
>> > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/260888
>> >
>> > Log:
>> >  Add VT kernel configuration to ease testing of vt(9), aka Newcons
>>
>> I thought there was consensus that adding these amd64/i386 configuration files to the repository was not good idea.
>>
>> Is this something that helps a lot of people?  Are you thinking of removing it later?  Can't they co-exist based on a tunable?
>>
>
> It is easier to build images with non-GENERIC default kernels this way.
> The installer does not currently allow selecting a kernel to install,
> even if multiple exist on the medium.

Further to Glen's comment, they will indeed be removed later, once the
remaining vt(9) nits are fixed and it is enabled in GENERIC.