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To: mike@smith.net.au
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        tech-jp@jp.freebsd.org
Subject: Re: new config 
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 15:57:46 +0900
From: Atsushi Furuta <furuta@sra.co.jp>
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>> In article <199806090414.VAA00467@antipodes.cdrom.com>,
	Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes:

> Newconfig imposes very strict hierarchical structure on the system, and 
> whilst well-geared towards a static configuration, is much less well 
> suited to dynamic operation (my evaluation only).  Bearing in mind that 
> it has been at least a year since I had anything to do with newconfig, 
> I'd be interested in more clarification.

  Please tell me your definition of "static/dynamic configuration" in
this context.

My understanding:

	static configuration -> to give parameters in compile time
	dynamic configuration -> to give parameters in boot time

Is this correct?
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furuta@sra.co.jp (Atsushi Furuta)
   Advanced Technology Group.  Software Research Associates, Inc.

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