[Forwarded to tech-userlevel with/per Jay's permission/request.  -klaus]

Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:50:24 -0500
From: "Jason R. Fink" <jrf@adresearch.com>
To: Klaus Klein <kleink@reziprozitaet.de>
Subject: Re: bin/14172
Message-ID: <20021205135024.A27021@mail>

> Do you have something specific in mind, here?

nope.

>  Supporting and using
> POSIX variables in sysconf is fine/encouraged/expected, of course, but
> adding a sysconf knob for every NetBSD-specific sysctl variable isn't
> possible (think of sysconf's signature) nor would enhance
> 'portability' in any way.

right.

so, i guess we are back to David's point. unfortunately
ATM i am not sure where we should even start :)

the painkillers are not helping my judgement either :D

	j

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