From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Jan 5 19:00:38 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA00281 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:00:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (welearn.com.au [139.130.44.81] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA00268 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:00:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.0) id NAA25468; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:59:47 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <19990106135942.43420@welearn.com.au> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:59:42 +1100 From: Sue Blake To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Cc: conrads@neosoft.com, doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel configuration docs a neglected area? References: <19990106084618.64906@welearn.com.au> <73437.915589946@zippy.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <73437.915589946@zippy.cdrom.com>; from Jordan K. Hubbard on Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 06:32:26PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 06:32:26PM -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Does this seem worthwhile or not? > > Not really, unfortunately, because LINT is merely a kernel > configuration file which grew into a (poor) documentation mechanism. > > Rather than further warping it out of shape, especially given that > config(8) and all its associated files will eventually go away, Huh? > we should be working on a section of the Handbook which covers this > in more detail. How come, if it's going away? -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message