From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 21:06:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FC1216A4CE for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from tinker.exit.com (tinker.exit.com [206.223.0.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ACBE43FA3 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from realtime.exit.com (realtime [206.223.0.5]) by tinker.exit.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAP56geC028692; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from realtime.exit.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by realtime.exit.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAP56gMC022617; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from frank@realtime.exit.com) Received: (from frank@localhost) by realtime.exit.com (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id hAP56fFZ022616; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from frank) From: Frank Mayhar Message-Id: <200311250506.hAP56fFZ022616@realtime.exit.com> In-Reply-To: <3FC2E0BE.5050002@mindspring.com> To: richardcoleman@mindspring.com Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:41 -0800 (PST) X-Copyright0: Copyright 2003 Frank Mayhar. All Rights Reserved. X-Copyright1: Permission granted for electronic reproduction as Usenet News or email only. X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL99f (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Make it so that nobody wins X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: frank@exit.com List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 05:06:49 -0000 Richard Coleman wrote: > Neither side of the static/dynamic root debate wants to give in. And > neither side wants to be one the that has to recompile the world to get > what they want. So make it so that no one wins. Actually, I don't have a personal axe to grind so much as I just feel that this is a mistake. But whatever. > 1. Have sysinstall ask whether you want a dynamic or static root installed. > 2. When recompiling the world, make it mandatory that DYNAMICROOT=YES/NO > exits in make.conf. > > Neither side wins, neither side loses. Now both side will hate it equally. > > Of course, I'm only being half serious. But in a bizarre way, it kinda > makes sense. Hey, that works for me! If nothing else it will keep some attention on the issue. -- Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/