Brian Feldman writes: > > any reason why the kernel "config" program shouldn't > > be changed to dramatically reduce the requirement for > > the silling quoting of option values??? if an option > > needs embedded whitespace, but other than that, > > is there any reason other than historical for > > the silliness about nubmers, etc?? > > Actually, as I understand it config(8) was never meant to allow the LACK > of quotation marks. It's simply we've grown accustomed to not using them, > I suppose, that we don't. I, for one, have every option quoted in my kernel > configuration file. The right thing would be to not allow lack of quotes > at all, I believe, but that would be disastrous now with current config > files, and release scripts.
Why would that be the "right thing"? Seems to me that not requiring quotes would be more "right" with today's usage. -Archie ___________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
