From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 8 17:07:27 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 F293A16A468 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:07:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E69A13C4C3 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:07:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.8p) with ESMTP id 218332148-1834499 for multiple; Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:41:30 -0500 Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA8Feujl096145; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:40:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:03:08 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <20071106160521.GG18357@dragon.NUXI.org> <20071107134912.GA47286@dragon.NUXI.org> <6E9A161D-67A8-4824-B85C-BA82AD240C7E@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <6E9A161D-67A8-4824-B85C-BA82AD240C7E@mac.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200711081003.08869.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:40:56 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/4708/Thu Nov 8 01:07:54 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Marcel Moolenaar 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: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:07:28 -0000 On Wednesday 07 November 2007 02:42:52 pm Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Nov 7, 2007, at 5:49 AM, David O'Brien wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:18:12AM -0600, Brooks Davis wrote: > >> On one level this seems reasonable, on another, I don't see the point > >> since on ever platform kernels beginning with G or N have this > >> issue and > >> on i386 you add at least S and P to that list. > > > > If not, why not make it easier for folks with a kernel file named > > "DE*"? > > What about this: > > We move src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/DEFAULTS to src/sys/conf/DEFAULTS.${arch} > and we can even add a generic src/sys/conf/DEFAULTS if there's a reason > for it. > > That seems to be a much better solution than renaming a file so that it > stops being in the way for some, only to have it become in the way for > others. That's just pointless... Agreed. The tab completion argument is a bit weak, but this is probably a good idea. All the other files config(8) reads reside in sys/conf, so that is probably a better place. -- John Baldwin