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Date:      Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:02:48 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [RFC] splitting of conf/NOTES
Message-ID:  <xzpof52xg0n.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: <20030224064129.GA13290@dhcp53.pn.xcllnt.net> (Marcel Moolenaar's message of "Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:41:29 -0800")
References:  <20030224001644.GA67255@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030224120037.D4403-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <20030224023118.GD67312@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030224040250.GA19558@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030224062029.GA6648@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030224064129.GA13290@dhcp53.pn.xcllnt.net>

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Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> writes:
> o  devices, options and hints are related in a particular way that
>    config(8) doesn't handle. Removal of a device automaticly
>    implies removal of its options and hints. On the other hand,
>    Removal of hints and/or options does not imply removal of the
>    device. The "nodevice" approach has no way for config(8) to
>    honour the relationship and causes pollution and duplication
>    (such as the sed in the makefile), or worse: conflicts.

Run the combined ../../conf/NOTES and ./NOTES through cpp on the way
to LINT.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org

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