Subject: Re: proposed mods to config(8) and the kernel build process
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/11/2000 14:45:21
[ On Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at 06:28:18 ( +1100), Luke Mewburn wrote: ]
> Subject: proposed mods to config(8) and the kernel build process
>
> b) Store a copy of the kernel's config file in the kernel itself,
>    in a manner that's easily extractable by a user.

IIRC FreeBSD has had this feature since at least 2.2.8 or before.

Such a feature is a "good" thing, I think.  A complete copy of the
original file, after processing "include" statements of course, is ideal
-- i.e. it would be best to keep everything, comments and all....

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