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From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>
To: Dag-Erling Sm??rgrav <des@des.no>
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Subject: Re: sysctl text definitions.
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* Dag-Erling Sm??rgrav <des@des.no> [080125 07:58] wrote:
> Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> writes:
> > Hey guys, something that I've always wanted to do was actually somehow
> > export those handy description strings from the kernel SYSCTL macros
> > in the least obtrusive method possible.
> 
> des@ds4 ~% sysctl -d dev.cpu.0.temperature
> dev.cpu.0.temperature: Current temperature in degC

lolwhat?  When did that get implemented?  I recall a huge
storm of protest when the definitions were included in the
kernel compile file...

sorry for the noise.

-- 
- Alfred Perlstein