Subject: Re: The wscons.conf behavior
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Mike M. Volokhov <mishka@netbsd.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 08/08/2007 12:19:28
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:47:22 +0200 Pavel Cahyna wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 05:59:23PM +0300, Mike M. Volokhov wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm going to commit the following patch to eliminate manpage and
> > etc/rc.d/wscons|etc/wscons.conf inconsistency:
> > 
> > 	http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2007/06/07/0004.html
> > 
> > Any objections, please?
> > 
> > In case if noone object it, I'll commit this patch in Friday, 10th
> > (and earlier in case of positive feedback).
> 
> This should not go in src/UPDATING. It is as much relevant for users
> updating system from binary distribution, and has no relation to building
> the system at all. UPDATING says it describes recent changes that might
> cause problems in the build process, and it is not included in the binary
> release at all.

Taken in account.

> Please put it somewhere when it can be found by users of
> binary releases - we have the release notes for that. (But please do it
> after 4.0 is released - the release notes in -current are actually for
> 4.0.)

Ok, will hold notes for 4.0 cut off. BTW, keeping 4.0 release notes on
-current sounds somewhat strange for me, because this means the notes
updating is usually performed just before release, but not in time of
change.

Thanks for the comments.

--
Mishka.