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Date:      Sun, 20 Jan 2002 20:20:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/34036: [PATCH] Kernel Config Chapter, not 4.5 ready
Message-ID:  <200201210420.g0L4K1344692@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/34036; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/34036: [PATCH] Kernel Config Chapter, not 4.5 ready
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:19:51 -0500

 Ceri wrote:
 
 >On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 11:40:41AM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
 >
 >>Ceri wrote:
 >>
 >>>On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 10:26:32AM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
 >>>
 >>>>+         <para><option>SOFTUPDATES</option> are already enabled in the
 >>>>
 >>>Did I hear someone say on -doc earlier this week that SoftUpdates is to be
 >>>considered singular ?
 >>>
 >>I sup'd the source yesterday to verify that (I remember something along 
 >>that line) but in my 4.5 GENERIC file, it is listed as plural, and it 
 >>builds fine without modification, so I just left it be :)
 >>
 >
 >I meant more as in :
 >	<para><option>SOFTUPDATES</option> is already enabled ....
 >
 >>>Could also mention newfs -U ?
 >>>
 >>Thanks for pointing out the -U option, but isn't that for a NEW filesystem?
 >>
 >
 >Certainly is, yes.
 >
 >>I can understand pointing this out, but that is with a new filesystem, 
 >>and figured a need to only point out how to enable softupdates, I 
 >>suppose adding a &man.newfs.8 wouldn't hurt at all though :)
 >>
 >
 >I reckon; I find it a lot less hassle to just do :
 >	newfs -U /dev/whatever
 >than:
 >	newfs /dev/whatever && tunefs -n enable /dev/whatever
 >
 >Laziness _is_ a virtue :)
 >
 >Ceri
 >
 >
 More or less depends on how you set up your hard drive though, I would 
 not recommend you play around with newfs on a /usr partition :) 
  Thinking that most users would already have their system setup before 
 compiling a kernel was the idea in mind when I wrote this, and that they 
 would also enable softupdates on current partitions.  I suppose, 
 however, a man link or quick info line would not hurt one bit, should I 
 submit another patch or just revise the section if/when this is commited?
 
 
 --Tom Rhodes
 
 

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