Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 12:09:32 -0500 (EST) From: Wankle Rotary Engine <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: syslogd changes, second cut Message-ID: <199412291709.MAA02549@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>
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They say this Peter da Silva person was kidding when he wrote: > > > I don't suppose I could convince you to make one more small change, namely > > using getbootfile() to deternine the kernel name instead of hardcoding the > > name 'kernel?' > > This is in printsys() where it refers to _PATH_UNIX? Er, actually it's in printsys() where it says: (void)strcpy(line, "kernel: "); > > > This is also a nitpick, but... well, you know: thingie. :) > > Love to... is getbootfile() a 2.0 thing? "man getbootfile" says nothing, > and I'm still working in 1.1.5.1 land 'cos my wife would kill me if I took > this machine down for a week to upgrade it (and she didn't want me to get > it in the first place!)... Yeah, it is a 2.0 thing. I must be a little confused as to what's going on here: I thought you were working on the 2.0 syslogd. Just about everything in 2.0 uses getbootfile() to figure out the bootimage name *except* syslogd, which is why I brought it up. > > (wasn't the fellow's name "Wankel"?) > It's a Monty Python thing. So is 'thingie.' :) -Bill -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Bill Paul System Manager wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu Center for Telecommunications Research (212) 854-6020 Columbia University, New York City ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Møøse Illuminati: ignore it and be confused, or join it and be confusing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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