>>>
>>> This patch is for the printf(9), log(9) & /dev/console stuff.
>>> The result is that you can watch the output from /etc/rc in
>>> your /var/log/messages.
>>
>> Dec 17 13:00:26 <console.info> Master /boot/kernel/kernel: Doing
>> additional network setup:
>> Dec 17 13:00:26 <console.info> Master /boot/kernel/kernel: ntpdate
>> Dec 17 13:00:26 <console.info> Master /boot/kernel/kernel: ntpd
>> Dec 17 13:00:27 <console.info> Master /boot/kernel/kernel: portmap
>> Dec 17 13:00:27 <console.info> Master /boot/kernel/kernel: .
>
>The '.'s are simple and not too cluttery. Fixing the console to line buffer
>what it sends to log(9) is a better fix, IMO.
I specifically decided not to do this because I want to be able to
see stuff like:
echo -n "Press return to avoid disaster: " > /dev/console
read < /dev/console
Of course one could add timeouts and what's not, but then imagine
the case of two programs writing on /dev/console at the same time...
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