Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 11:22:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new command: doconfig Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971004112139.17556A-100000@roguetrader.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.971004173140.21723B-100000@korin.warman.org.pl>
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On Sat, 4 Oct 1997, Andrzej Bialecki wrote: > On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > > > I would like to add this as a new command to FreeBSD. I mentioned it a > > few months back when I originally wrote it, and received positive > > responses about it. This command derives from a similar command in > > Digital Unix. 'doconfig' is basically a simplifier for kernel compiling, > > by wrapping 'vi /sys/i386/conf/MINE; config; cd ../../compile/MINE; make > > depend; make; make install; reboot' or whatnot into a simpler, nicer > > interface.. For instance, I just recompiled my kernel with (the GLACIER > > config file already existed): > > I use sometimes SCO, and there is (almost only :-) one thing that I liked: > curses-driven program to tune running system parameters (such as mbufs, > recv/send buffers etc.. - the whole stuff in FreeBSD's sysctl). I think it > would be extremely helpful for novice administrators to have it -even it's > presence alone would encourage people to tune their systems. > > So, I think you could do something more general in purpose: something like > sysadmin's tool for tuning system's parameters. What do you think? Modularity :) I think a kernel configuration subsystem is fine on its own, as a single module. Later somebody can easilly wrap it in a more general kerneltuner program (which tunes and configures), but there is no reason to over-do one thing in complexity... (IMHO) -Brandon
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