Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:26:28 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Pete Slagle <freebsd-stable@box559.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GENERIC and DEFAULTS Message-ID: <20051031072628.GA46091@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <436555A1.3010305@box559.com> References: <d8a4930a0510300236x472292bav@mail.gmail.com> <4364A727.9090106@gmx.de> <436555A1.3010305@box559.com>
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--7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 03:22:09PM -0800, Pete Slagle wrote: > >>I've seen that 'GENERIC' file has been modified, moving some lines to > >>'DEFAULTS': > >> > >>device isa > >> > >>device mem # Memory and kernel memory devices = =20 > >>device io # I/O device > >> > >>Why? > >>What does it mean? Should we include 'DEFAULTS' in our customized=20 > >>'GENERIC'? > >>Or those lines are no more mandatory? > >> > > > >No, you don't need to include 'DEFAULTS', config(8) will take care of=20 > >that for you. > > > >http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200510271713.j9RHDNTo013082 > > > >AFAICT, this was done in order to automatically include devices which=20 > >are essential in most cases so less experienced users won't accidentally= =20 > >break their systems and later complain that e.g. X doesn't work anymore. >=20 > The whole mechanism seems like an obvious POLA violation. All the more= =20 > so without a note in UPDATING. Agreed. A heads-up in the beginning of GENERIC would also be nice. =20 > Personally, I prefer less automated "help." In general, it might be=20 > better to encourage those who need a nanny to run Windows, leaving=20 > FreeBSD unencumbered for those who don't. IMHO. HMO exactly. Spreading the kernel configuration over two different files that interact in a non-obvious way is a PITA. Do I now have to create two files to build a custom kernel? Let's keep it simple and stick to one kernel config file, please. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith (http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/) Please send e-mail as plain text. public key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDZcckEnfvsMMhpyURAj6fAJ44fYXu8CT4wOz0EH4UnxVoM1oHSACghmie JNGpQnsNf24LJzQ5due+hrg= =6lJi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z--
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