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Date:      Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:55:16 +0200
From:      Joel Dahl <joel@automatvapen.se>
To:        Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [patch] Update section 8.4 in the handbook
Message-ID:  <1113652516.509.37.camel@dude.automatvapen.se>
In-Reply-To: <20050416111801.GA624@nosferatu.blackend.org>
References:  <1113649345.509.26.camel@dude.automatvapen.se> <20050416111801.GA624@nosferatu.blackend.org>

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On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 13:18 +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2005 at 01:02:25PM +0200, Joel Dahl wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > The attached patch contains some corrections to section 8.4 (the
> > configuration file) in our handbook:
> > 
> > o  Move "device npx" and "device loop"
> > 
> > o  Remove "maxusers n" and "#makeoptions DEBUG=-g"
> >
> [...]
> 
> If you remove the maxusers part, you should actually move it to "Tuning
> Kernel Limits" section since this one mentions the maxusers option.  The
> current part of the kernel config section may be useful (maybe in a
> reworded version).

Ok, I'll do some rewording and move it there.

> Regarding #makeoptions DEBUG=-g, I think this one should be kept since
> we use to see too much "how to build a kernel with debugging symbols"
> questions.

I don't like this.  How about adding a section (8.4.2) called "Building
a kernel with debugging symbols", which describes various debugging
options?  I can do the writing.

--
Joel



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