pccard.conf.sample ? Is that a great name ???
Am I the only one who thinks that having a .sample file containing active settings is a not so great ting ? Why not simply rename it to pccard.conf, pccard.conf.default or default/pccard.conf --- Nicolai Petri Software-developer To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: pccard.conf.sample ? Is that a great name ???
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Nicolai Petri (ML) wrote: Am I the only one who thinks that having a .sample file containing active settings is a not so great ting ? Why not simply rename it to pccard.conf, pccard.conf.default or default/pccard.conf I assumed that the .sample was to emphasize the need to customize it as needed and save it as pccard.conf (where pccardd expects to find it). While not intuitive for new users, it is necissary so that upgrades can modify the pccard.conf.sample file without disturbing and localizations in pccard.conf. See manpath.config.sample for another example of this logic. It doesn't strike me as a candidate for /etc/defaults/ unless it is made to include /etc/pccard.conf if it exists and override and config entries that are duplicated (i.e. if it were truly just defaults that could be overridden). In other words, it may not be intuitive, but it fits the existing protocol. Kelly -- Kelly Yancey - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Richmond, VA Analyst / E-business Development, Bell Industries http://www.bellind.com/ Maintainer, BSD Driver Database http://www.posi.net/freebsd/drivers/ Coordinator, Team FreeBSDhttp://www.posi.net/freebsd/Team-FreeBSD/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: pccard.conf.sample ? Is that a great name ???
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: You'd be right, if you were right. :-) Pccardd expects what you said, but defaults/rc.conf configures it to read pccard.conf.sample. In other words, what is used is the .sample file, *NOT* the customized version, unless you change that in /etc/rc.conf[.local]. Ah, sure enough, I had overridden it myself in /etc/rc.conf to do the right thing. Kelly -- Kelly Yancey - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Richmond, VA Analyst / E-business Development, Bell Industries http://www.bellind.com/ Maintainer, BSD Driver Database http://www.posi.net/freebsd/drivers/ Coordinator, Team FreeBSDhttp://www.posi.net/freebsd/Team-FreeBSD/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: pccard.conf.sample ? Is that a great name ???
Unheedful of thy elder's warnings, Kelly Yancey wrote: On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Nicolai Petri (ML) wrote: Am I the only one who thinks that having a .sample file containing active settings is a not so great ting ? Why not simply rename it to pccard.conf, pccard.conf.default or default/pccard.conf The correct would be the later, and I'll be doing that soon. It hasn't been done yet for weird reasons better left unsaid. :-) I assumed that the .sample was to emphasize the need to customize it as needed and save it as pccard.conf (where pccardd expects to find it). You'd be right, if you were right. :-) Pccardd expects what you said, but defaults/rc.conf configures it to read pccard.conf.sample. In other words, what is used is the .sample file, *NOT* the customized version, unless you change that in /etc/rc.conf[.local]. It doesn't strike me as a candidate for /etc/defaults/ unless it is made to include /etc/pccard.conf if it exists and override and config entries that are duplicated (i.e. if it were truly just defaults that could be overridden). That's my plan. In other words, it may not be intuitive, but it fits the existing protocol. The .sample file is being read because we need pccardd ok for sysinstall from pcmcia ethernet cards. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have had my television aerials removed. It's the moral equivalent of a prostate operation. -- Malcolm Muggeridge To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: pccard.conf.sample ? Is that a great name ???
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Nicolai Petri (ML)" writes: : Am I the only one who thinks that having a .sample file containing active : settings is a not so great ting ? No. It is bad. I was asleep at the time it happened, and didn't notice until we were in code freeze. In hind sight, Id have changed it anyway... : Why not simply rename it to pccard.conf, pccard.conf.default or : default/pccard.conf I'd call it /etc/default/pccard.conf. The problem with doing this today is that there's no include file to chain things... Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
