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 > >>device io # I/O device > >> > >>Why? > >>What does it mean? Should we include 'DEFAULTS' in our customized > >>'GENERIC'? > >>Or those lines are no more mandatory? > >> > > > >No, you don't need to include 'DEFAULTS', config(8) will take care of > >that for you. > > > >http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200510271713.j9RHDNTo013082 > > > >AFAICT, this was done in order to automatically include devices which > >are essential in most cases so less experienced users won't accidentally > >break their systems and later complain that e.g. X doesn't work anymore. > > The whole mechanism seems like an obvious POLA violation. All the more > so without a note in UPDATING.
Agreed. A heads-up in the beginning of GENERIC would also be nice. > Personally, I prefer less automated "help." In general, it might be > better to encourage those who need a nanny to run Windows, leaving > 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 -- R.F.Smith (http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/) Please send e-mail as plain text. public key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt
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