Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:59:52 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: docs/79667: Some sections of the handbook refer to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and others just ppp.conf This patch makes it consistant throughout Message-ID: <200504101859.53311.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <200504080930.j389UC8a078475@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200504080930.j389UC8a078475@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Friday 08 April 2005 04:30, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/79667; it has been noted by > GNATS. > > From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> > To: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> > Cc: FreeBSD gnats submit <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> > Subject: Re: docs/79667: Some sections of the handbook refer to > /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and others just ppp.conf This patch makes it > consistant throughout Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:22:55 +0200 > > On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 09:48:55PM -0500, Josh Paetzel wrote: > > >Number: 79667 > > >Category: docs > > >Synopsis: Some sections of the handbook refer to > > > /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and others just ppp.conf This patch makes > > > it consistant throughout Confidential: no > > >Severity: non-critical > > >Priority: low > > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > > >State: open > > >Quarter: > > >Keywords: > > >Date-Required: > > >Class: change-request > > >Submitter-Id: current-users > > >Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 08 02:50:03 GMT 2005 > > >Closed-Date: > > >Last-Modified: > > >Originator: Josh Paetzel > > >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p8 i386 > > >Organization: > > >Environment: > > > > System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p8 #2: Wed Apr 6 18:08:11 CDT 2005 > > jpaetzel@twinmp.tcbug.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TWINMP > > > > >Description: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-an > >d-slip.html uses ppp.conf and /etc/ppp/ppp.conf somewhat > > haphazardly. This patch makes the usage "uniform" > > The current usage in the Handbook is not inconsistent. > In the mentioned chapter the location of configuration files is > clearly stated: > "Both ppp and pppd (the kernel level implementation of PPP) use > the configuration files located in the /etc/ppp directory." > > Then the 1st time ppp.conf is mentioned we have: "You will need to > edit the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf configuration file." > The following instances use both ppp.conf and /etc/ppp/ppp.conf, > in the same way we do for rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf, sendmail.cf, > GENERIC, and thousand of files. > Since the reader must read the beginning of the section with > important and "mandatory" explanations, he will know where is > located ppp.conf If the reader starts to read a section from the > middle of it, we cannot help... > I will evev add that having full path often leads to a "bloated" > text. > > Marc Agreed....maybe close this one out if you haven't already. -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel
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