From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 12 16:42:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA10777 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 16:42:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from smtp01.primenet.com (smtp01.primenet.com [206.165.6.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA10754 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 16:42:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr04.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp01.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA08583; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:41:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr04.primenet.com(206.165.6.204) via SMTP by smtp01.primenet.com, id smtpd008561; Fri Dec 12 17:41:28 1997 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA19766; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:41:12 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199712130041.RAA19766@usr04.primenet.com> Subject: Re: Kernel Config datafile... To: n@nectar.com (Jacques Vidrine) Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 00:41:12 +0000 (GMT) Cc: dnelson@emsphone.com, j_mini@efn.org, AdamT@smginc.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199712130006.SAA00398@kai.communique.net> from "Jacques Vidrine" at Dec 12, 97 06:06:00 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > sio: > parent = isa? > port = 0x3f8 "COM1", 0x2f8 "COM2", 0x3e8 "COM3", 0x2e8 "COM4", \ > integer "OTHER" > tty = true > flags = 0x00001 "Shared IRQs", 0x00002 "Disable FIFO", ... > irq = 3 "COM2 or COM4", 4 "COM1 or COM3", any "OTHER" > vector = siointr Instead of reinventing Windows 3.1 .INI files, why down't we just jump straight to reinventing the the Windows 95 registry? Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.