Re: Request for Feedback: proposed config(8) improvement

[David Rhodus <drhodus@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not just try and fix the config(8) problem with the
ultimate solution that has been pending for a long time
and that is to work on the removal of config(8).

-DR
On Mar 6, 2004, at 11:40 PM, Chris Pressey wrote:

> For anyone who's been curious about why I've been cleaning up
> config(8)'s source, here is a document that explains (rather poorly I'm
> afraid) what I want to do with it.
>
>   http://catseye.webhop.net/DragonFlyBSD/config/background.html
>
> Basically: config(8) shouldn't let you configure a kernel that won't
> build.  It should detect that it won't build, tell you why, and stop
> immediately without wasting your time with a make session that is 
> doomed
> to failure.
>
> I've done some research into how to make this happen.  It's actually
> surprisingly complex... but there may be ways to make it simpler, so 
> I'm
> happy to receive comments.  Is it a laudable goal?  Is my reasoning
> sound about how to get to that goal?  Will I be able to keep using
> Perl, or will it disappear from the base system, forcing me to use C?
> (NOTE: I do not necessarily think that this would be a *bad* thing ;)
> Or any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> -Chris