From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 7 14:48:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0317316A418; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:48:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pjd@garage.freebsd.pl) Received: from mail.garage.freebsd.pl (arm132.internetdsl.tpnet.pl [83.17.198.132]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98C4E13C4AA; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:48:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pjd@garage.freebsd.pl) Received: by mail.garage.freebsd.pl (Postfix, from userid 65534) id A3DFD45F42; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:26:54 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (pjd.wheel.pl [10.0.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.garage.freebsd.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D699445E8F; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:26:49 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:26:42 +0100 From: Pawel Jakub Dawidek To: obrien@freebsd.org, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071107142642.GA15618@garage.freebsd.pl> References: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HsYKTmaHn9HHfM39" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-PGP-Key-URL: http://people.freebsd.org/~pjd/pjd.asc X-OS: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail.garage.freebsd.pl X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 Cc: Subject: Re: Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:48:14 -0000 --HsYKTmaHn9HHfM39 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 08:05:21AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > Hi folks, > In the days of modern Unix, many (most?) of us have come to expect and > depend on command-line completion that today's modern shells provide in > order to reduce typing (and inaccurate typing). >=20 > Given that premise, the "DEFAULTS" file in sys/*/conf constantly trips me > up as my kernel files are named "DEO". I know others with kernel configs > named with a 'D' that grumbled when command-line completion was now > thwart due to "DEFAULTS". >=20 > A very simple solution to this is to rename "DEFAULTS" to "_DEFAULTS". >=20 > One of the purposes for DEFAULTS was to semi-hide devices and options > that really aren't optional (unless you really know what you're doing) or > have POLA concerns so they would not be causally removed. So this name > change also puts this file to a different "name space" - and in fact may > better convey "there are no user serviceable parts in here". >=20 > Thoughts? While you are there, could you also rename /sys/conf/ to /sys/_conf/? I hate it when I try to enter /sys/contrib/ and I go to /sys/conf/, really. I need to type four letters to get it right and this is a real PITA! :) --=20 Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl pjd@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! --HsYKTmaHn9HHfM39 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHMcsiForvXbEpPzQRAoFZAKDE1ziWTj7FiGc33hqQh/TL5qDehACgv86l 1iM++hSvu6w6RQTMeFzE38w= =VZrD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HsYKTmaHn9HHfM39--