Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:16:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: RFC: NO_FOO knobs in make.conf Message-ID: <20030905140628.H90946@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz>
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Howdy,
Seems this topic is a perennial favorite, so I'd like to establish
general agreement on a policy to deal with this going forward. I propose
the following "guidelines" for discussion:
1. All new knobs, in all branches, should have WORD_SEPERATORS between
distinct English words. This aids understanding of what the knob means
for English speakers, and more importantly, those for whom English is
not their first language. That, and actually having a standard are the
two main reasons I'm proposing this version.
2. Assuming that adequate volunteer resources can be found, all knobs in
HEAD should be converted to the WORD_SEP format, and compatibility shims
added, preferably with a suitable warning. This should happen prior to
the 6-current branch.
3. At some point in the future, the shims in 2. will be removed in
6-current.
4. The shims from 2. should probably not be removed in the eventual
RELENG_5. (I'm open on this, I just want to be sure we get it down "on
paper.")
5. Conversion of the knobs should never be backported to RELENG_4
Once we get general consensus (not universal agreement :) on this, I'll
take responsibility for marshaling the aforementioned volunteer
resources.
Doug
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