Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 05:50:12 GMT From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/85128: loader.conf autoboot_delay incompletly described Message-ID: <200508200550.j7K5oCvi031890@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/85128; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/85128: loader.conf autoboot_delay incompletly described Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:28:50 +0300 On 2005-08-19 10:17, "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> wrote: > The description of "autoboot_delay" variable in > /boot/defaults/loader.conf does not mention it's "NO" special > value. > > A variable of the same name is described in loader(8), but it is by no > means obvious whether it's the same variable or just another set at the > loader prompt. > > The variable is only the one in loader.conf that has more than a brief > comment, leading me to wonder if it shouldn't be described in > loader.conf(5) manpage instead, but the first paragraph of its > "Default Settings" section makes me wonder. > > >Fix: > > Decide whether full description belongs in loader(8), loader.conf(5), > or /boot/defaults/loader.conf. I don't know about loader(8), but I'm > thinking a full description should be in loader.conf(5) and referenced > from comment in "/boot/defaults/loader.conf". That seems reasonable. Duplicating the description is not really useful and having the loader options described in loader.conf(5) seems a good thing.
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