Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/i386/conf

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 06:58:27AM +0100, Alistair Crooks wrote:
> On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 12:38:29AM +0100, Andrew Doran wrote:
> > On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 12:50:15AM +1000, Simon Burge wrote:
> > 
> > > Andrew Doran wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Also remove INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE, because it doesn't make sense in 
> > > > GENERIC.
> > > 
> > > This means anything site-specific in GENERIC.local will now be missing...
> > 
> > Once you modify GENERIC it's not generic any more, it's then site local and
> > quite possibly deserving of INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE..
> 
> In the past, config -x has helped me hugely on a number of occasions.
> 
> It is great that we're going towards a single kernel for everyone -
> that's something I am really eager to see happen.  The only trouble is
> that now I'm going to have to move in the opposite direction, since I
> need INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE, and so I for one will have to go back to
> building custom kernels again.
> 
> I realise that if we go the module route, then this argument becomes
> moot. I think that until we've realised that goal, INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE
> should stay.
> 
> Regards,
> Alistair

Hi folks - this one didn't get addressed. Furthermore, it's just bitten me.

I'll re-introduce INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE over the next 2 days.

Regards,
Al