From nobody Mon May 24 14:40:09 2021 X-Original-To: freebsd-current@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4E589EB0C8 for ; Mon, 24 May 2021 14:40:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asomers@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ot1-f52.google.com (mail-ot1-f52.google.com [209.85.210.52]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FpfyF63nqz4b0c for ; Mon, 24 May 2021 14:40:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asomers@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ot1-f52.google.com with SMTP id r26-20020a056830121ab02902a5ff1c9b81so25400610otp.11 for ; Mon, 24 May 2021 07:40:21 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=vFUXwQ3UXbyQqw+9VyAeyXBum3VSWVcU4E3Mri6rM4w=; b=UsCylKEwfIzgmat1kztSwwam1yFth4KnlVTf24SF+he0ma1k8p7he09DjpGk06fqSD s1/H73hQBrsKU7E3HKhSFKmg7RAGRxgNAXDvpv0nRA89VlqruxqR0RQtmhjsnyNvsRi1 BpSVa/N9z+XIW6/hMwgOa3K1Z13u72JEFmtrqEZ5Y4RJV0TpB5mecQjoEyrW9tQgK5DN s4m+gxkj01+dimka/rIohkYAZWheoA3t1MEhq6cDjFYBJC7J2wS01FlgEVkVy62Rfb3n PfR70oFSj31JSCIyw3H6DB4ji48typtsx731Uxlt9C+cCOtHBICntCWCGKXqeVdZW9+/ fWZQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532c5CCrvNonb0eio9az8rdAqTwdsNq3SKkj63BNYLCtkRIKAW+X qxGvUg0zEmnvQGPmZacb0GfroR6qomQuS+YTBAA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw8xnDxT5AuayXFK25y2v4rageo7IUob/HI/XIzDZO3F+58cw9lL1o8r3DlCNN/GIAEdnbXtq5cAvNUN+t2QD4= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:349b:: with SMTP id c27mr19897502otu.251.1621867220666; Mon, 24 May 2021 07:40:20 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210523202622.GA26188@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: From: Alan Somers Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 08:40:09 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD - rc.conf man page splitting. To: Santiago Martinez Cc: Steve Kargl , freebsd-current Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000008f8c3d05c3146344" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4FpfyF63nqz4b0c X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] --0000000000008f8c3d05c3146344 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" That man page is getting pretty big. However, it's not always obvious which section a particular setting should be in. Right now, you can always just search through the entire thing. But searching would be harder if it were split up. So I vote to keep it together. -Alan On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM Santiago Martinez wrote: > Ok, noted. my proposal come after looking for network parameters (which > also is a topic to talk about) the list is so huge that it doesn't not > make it simple. But if this work for most, then i have to accommodate > to that! > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Santi > > > > On 5/23/21 9:26 PM, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 09:20:45PM +0100, Santiago Martinez wrote: > >> Just wondering whats your view on splitting rc.conf man pages (per > >> section/topic), something similar to what it was done with zfs. > >> > >> For example rc.conf-fw, rc.conf-network and so on. And yes if people > think > >> is a good idea im happy to take the task. > >> > > IMO, Bad idea (tm). > > > > --0000000000008f8c3d05c3146344 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That man page is getting pretty big.=C2=A0 However, i= t's not always obvious which section a particular setting should be in.= =C2=A0 Right now, you can always just search through the entire thing.=C2= =A0 But searching would be harder if it were split up.=C2=A0 So I vote to k= eep it together.
-Alan

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM Santiag= o Martinez <sm@codenetworks.net> wrote:
Ok= , noted. my proposal come after looking for network parameters (which
also is a topic to talk about) the list is so huge that it doesn't not =
make it simple.=C2=A0 But if this work for most, then i have to accommodate=
to that!

Thanks for your feedback!

Santi



On 5/23/21 9:26 PM, Steve Kargl wrote:
> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 09:20:45PM +0100, Santiago Martinez wrote:
>> Just wondering whats your view on splitting rc.conf man pages (per=
>> section/topic), something similar to what it was done with zfs. >>
>> For example rc.conf-fw, rc.conf-network and so on. And yes if peop= le think
>> is a good idea im happy to take the task.
>>
> IMO, Bad idea (tm).
>

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