Subject: kern/5571: kernel configuration file format not documented in config(5)
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Erik E. Fair <fair@digital.clock.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/11/1998 12:34:41
>Number:         5571
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       kernel configuration file format not documented in config(5)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jun 11 12:35:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Erik E. Fair
>Organization:
International Organization of Internet Clock Watchers
>Release:        NetBSD-current 19980610
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD digital.clock.org 1.3 NetBSD 1.3 (DIGITAL) #1: Mon May 25 14:16:49 PDT 1998 fair@digital.clock.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/DIGITAL sparc


>Description:
	config(8) describes the config program, but not the files
	it eats, or the files it produces. Since they are not
	trivial, they should be documented.

	I got here by trying to deal with PR#4479

	God help new portmasters - they only have the previous
	config files for examples, but that doesn't explain "why".

>How-To-Repeat:
	man 8 config
	Look for a description of the input file syntax & requirements.
	Fail.

>Fix:
	
>Audit-Trail:
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