Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:19:19 -0800 From: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org>, The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why so many steps to build new kernel? Message-ID: <19971212201919.62962@micron.mini.net> In-Reply-To: <199712130121.LAA00751@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Sat, Dec 13, 1997 at 11:51:07AM %2B1030 References: <25819.881832847@time.cdrom.com> <199712130121.LAA00751@word.smith.net.au>
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Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> stands accused of saying: [ .. snip .. ] > > o The new configuration format should still be ASCII and editable > > by Mere Humans(tm), just in a format which is much more easily > > machine-parsed. > > Exactly. The issue is not in the format of the generated configuration > (which can easily remain *exactly* as it is right now), but in the > metaconfiguration information used by the config-generation tool. Yup. This could be generated from the 'metaconfiguration' database from any method, even a batch command. (important due to "make release") The GUI system is just for people who want it. :) > Once you have established the basic classes of configuration entities, > and the rules that link them together, you can codify these in just > about any format you like; text is good because CVS, emacs and vi all > like it. Yup. -- Jonathan Mini Ingenious Productions Software Development P.O. Box 5693, Eugene, Or. 97405 "A child of five could understand this! Quick -- Fetch me a child of five."
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