On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 03:41:22AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by gbe (doc committer): > > > > URL: > > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > > > commit e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > Author: Gordon Bergling <g...@freebsd.org> > > AuthorDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > Commit: Gordon Bergling <g...@freebsd.org> > > CommitDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > > config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section > > > > FreeBSD's version of the config(8) utility is based on 4.3BSD not > > 4.4BSD. So correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section. > > What is this based upon? > > As far as I know, and I am the one that did the imports, we > never had the source code to config(8) for 4.3BSD, the config > sources in the system are imported from the 4.4BSD lite source tape.
Warner has sent me a private mail in which he told me that FreeBSD's config(8) is based on 4.3BSD with a lot modifications. The updated paper date and origin I got from a scan of the original documents found at [1]. --Gordon [1] http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mtXinu/MT_XINU_SMM_Apr_1986.pdf > > Reported by: imp > > Reviewed by: imp > > X-MFC-with: 2b59392cb0da804e825c63469beb1934ec4267db > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29701 > > --- > > usr.sbin/config/config.8 | 7 ++++--- > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > index 929607712ef8..1e874c3e8355 100644 > > --- a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > +++ b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ > > .\" @(#)config.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 > > .\" $FreeBSD$ > > .\" > > -.Dd April 9, 2021 > > +.Dd April 11, 2021 > > .Dt CONFIG 8 > > .Os > > .Sh NAME > > @@ -249,11 +249,12 @@ The > > .Sx SYNOPSIS > > portion of each device in section 4. > > .Rs > > -.\" 4.4BSD SMM:2 > > +.\" 4.3BSD SMM:2 > > .%A S. J. Leffler > > .%A M. J. Karels > > .%T "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX System with Config" > > -.%B 4.4BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > +.%B 4.3BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > +.%D June 3, 1986 > > .Re > > .Sh HISTORY > > The > > > > -- > Rod Grimes rgri...@freebsd.org -- _______________________________________________ dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-src-main To unsubscribe, send any mail to "dev-commits-src-main-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
