Re: bug man config(8)

[Nick Holland <nick_(_at_)_holland-consulting_(_dot_)_net>]

Jason McIntyre wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 03:24:00PM -0800, J.C. Roberts wrote:
...
>> (2) Also, would it be better to point the user to uncomment the existing
>> 
>>   #makeoptions DEBUG="-g"
>> 
>> line in the include'd /src/sys/conf/GENERIC file? -or does it not
>> matter?

NO.
Please don't encourage people to alter anything called "GENERIC".
Suddenly, it is not GENERIC anymore.

Unfortunately, while it is pretty easy to create a custom kernel config
file, it isn't quite so easy to create and maintain a custom
cross-platform config file.


>> (3) Lastly, would it be worthwhile to added a commented out
>>   #option KGDB
>> to the /src/sys/conf/GENERIC file?
>> 
> 
> i'll let someone else answer here.

Again, I'd much rather see people encouraged to make their changes to
/usr/src/sys/arch/<whatever>/conf/COPYOFGENERIC  or even
FILETHATincludeSGENERIC

Nick.