Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 09:02:31 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers) Cc: jehamby@lightside.com (Jake Hamby) Subject: Re: Automatic configuration script (fwd) Message-ID: <199606080702.JAA10847@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.AUX.3.91.960606190036.1074A-100000@covina.lightside.com> from Jake Hamby at "Jun 6, 96 07:01:22 pm"
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As Jake Hamby wrote: > Saw this on the NetBSD list, haven't had time to check it out. Does > anyone else think this would be a great idea for FreeBSD? > I have made a configuration script that makes a config file for > kernelbuilding by looking at dmesg output (and ifconfig -a and > machine) and would like to hear if it makes sense. Hmm, i think this is basically not much more than dset(8) does for us (and thus, you could even use the same technology as dset to implement it). But perhaps this combined into a nifty tool that lets you interactively select which drivers to use (thereby also reading the LINT file to offer new drivers or features) might be interesting. I don't think i will ever use something else than vi or emacs to generate a config file, but first-time users might be better off with a tool that does some hand-holding. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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