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:
>Unformatted: