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Date:      Mon, 05 Feb 2001 01:46:38 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To:        Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
Cc:        Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mdconfig config file (was: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERI C) 
Message-ID:  <49988.981330398@axl.fw.uunet.co.za>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:39:48 CST." <14971.46532.626840.235620@guru.mired.org> 

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On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:39:48 CST, Mike Meyer wrote:

> Looking at all the functionality needed, I think it was becase someone
> wanted to avoid exec'ing programs, and putting it all in newfs caused
> the least code duplication.

Makes you wonder whether it's really worth trying to squeeze mdconfig(8)
into the shoes that mount_*(8) wear so comfortably.

I wish everyone would just accept that mount_mfs(8) was a bitch-hack
from hell and shouldn't be reincarnated.  Let the bad idea die in favour
of the good idea.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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