Rename sys/*/conf/DEFAULT to _DEFAULT

[Alfred Perlstein]

* David O'Brien <obrien at freebsd.org> [071106 08:05] wrote:
> Hi folks,
> In the days of modern Unix, many (most?) of us have come to expect and
> depend on command-line completion that today's modern shells provide in
> order to reduce typing (and inaccurate typing).
> 
> Given that premise, the "DEFAULTS" file in sys/*/conf constantly trips me
> up as my kernel files are named "DEO".  I know others with kernel configs
> named with a 'D' that grumbled when command-line completion was now
> thwart due to "DEFAULTS".
> 
> A very simple solution to this is to rename "DEFAULTS" to "_DEFAULTS".
> 
> One of the purposes for DEFAULTS was to semi-hide devices and options
> that really aren't optional (unless you really know what you're doing) or
> have POLA concerns so they would not be causally removed.  So this name
> change also puts this file to a different "name space" - and in fact may
> better convey "there are no user serviceable parts in here".
> 
> Thoughts?
> 

I would like to see this happen, in fact I would like to see all
files under those directories prefixed by underscores, the reason
is that I call my kernel file GRATUITOUS (for obvious reasons) and
the clash with GENERIC has me about to lose my mind.

-- 
- Alfred Perlstein