Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 19:23:18 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MIME-ifying sysctl types Message-ID: <463F6086.4020909@fer.hr> In-Reply-To: <463F5F25.5030201@freebsd.org> References: <f1nko6$1v2$1@sea.gmane.org> <463F5F25.5030201@freebsd.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Eric Anderson wrote: > How about adding a -m switch to sysctl that outputs the MIME compatible > format, leaving the other formats unchanged to avoid breaking something > someone is expecting? I don't think it's a good idea because it either means adding another "format-like" field in the kernel or adding a translation table in the sysctl program, and both are bad hacks. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGP2CMldnAQVacBcgRAg0+AKCDiRVy6gWpnwbK4nny7N3M6ICSEgCg8kIS PIOCfX0kx1kOv4Cp7on9cMs= =9Cjn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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