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Date:      Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:30:06 -0800
From:      Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
To:        Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 
Message-ID:  <24959.980281806@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net>  of "Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:55:31 %2B0100." <20010123195531.G253@speedy.gsinet> 

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Without knowing much more specifically what you mean by "config(8)
output reporting", it's impossible to answer this question.  It could
either be unwonted noise or useful information, depending on just how
much and of what nature this information is.  My gut reaction is that
config(8) shouldn't say anything unless you ask it to, however, and
there are already provisions made for passing in CONFIGARGS so if you
wanted to add a -v flag, that might fly without too much contraversy.

- Jordan

> On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 15:26 -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > jkh         2001/01/22 15:26:19 PST
> > 
> >   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_4)
> >     .                    Makefile.inc1 
> >   Log:
> >   MFC: kernel time reporting.
> 
> Is there a need for config(8) output reporting?  That's what I'm
> asking myself from reading the latest thread on the subject.
> 
> Although buildkernel is the "official" method of building a
> kernel, it is said to suffer from information hiding.  Will
> collecting and summarizing config(8)'s output be easier than
> converting all warnings to errors or not suggesting to use the
> buildkernel target any longer?
> 
> I'm aware that there's not much point in building with a maybe
> damaged or dangerous configuration and reporting the problem
> afterwards.  And admittedly I'm absolutely ignorant when it comes
> to the tool chain and build process.  But I thought this could be
> a quick way of providing the information and yet stick with the
> convenient and officially supported target and have the best of
> both worlds until a better solution becomes available.
> 
> 
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