docs/85128: loader.conf autoboot_delay incompletly described

[Giorgos Keramidas]

The following reply was made to PR docs/85128; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>
To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys at opusnet.com>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/85128: loader.conf autoboot_delay incompletly described
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:28:50 +0300

 On 2005-08-19 10:17, "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys at opusnet.com> wrote:
 > The description of "autoboot_delay" variable in
 > /boot/defaults/loader.conf does not mention it's "NO" special
 > value.
 >
 > A variable of the same name is described in loader(8), but it is by no
 > means obvious whether it's the same variable or just another set at the
 > loader prompt.
 >
 > The variable is only the one in loader.conf that has more than a brief
 > comment, leading me to wonder if it shouldn't be described in
 > loader.conf(5) manpage instead, but the first paragraph of its
 > "Default Settings" section  makes me wonder.
 >
 > >Fix:
 >
 > Decide whether full description belongs in loader(8), loader.conf(5),
 > or /boot/defaults/loader.conf.  I don't know about loader(8), but I'm
 > thinking a full description should be in loader.conf(5) and referenced
 > from comment in "/boot/defaults/loader.conf".
 
 That seems reasonable.  Duplicating the description is not really useful
 and having the loader options described in loader.conf(5) seems a good
 thing.