Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 01:46:38 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mdconfig config file (was: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERI C) Message-ID: <49988.981330398@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:39:48 CST." <14971.46532.626840.235620@guru.mired.org>
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On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:39:48 CST, Mike Meyer wrote: > Looking at all the functionality needed, I think it was becase someone > wanted to avoid exec'ing programs, and putting it all in newfs caused > the least code duplication. Makes you wonder whether it's really worth trying to squeeze mdconfig(8) into the shoes that mount_*(8) wear so comfortably. I wish everyone would just accept that mount_mfs(8) was a bitch-hack from hell and shouldn't be reincarnated. Let the bad idea die in favour of the good idea. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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