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Error in README_BSD
The README_BSD file in the 1.1.10 release says, in part:

> This means that you need to recompile your kernel with the
> following option :
>
> pseudo-device bpfilter NUM
>
> Where 'NUM' is the number of bpf you want ...

This information appears to be either (a) obsolete or else (b) inapplicable
to FreeBSD or else (c) both of the above.

I tried putting exactly such a pseudo-device line in my kernel config
file (on a FreeBSD 4.3 system) and /usr/sbin/config rejected it as
being bogus.
Re: Error in README_BSD [ In reply to ]
In message <20011210080056.GA28087@sigma.buy.pl>, you wrote:

>On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 23:59:13, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
>
>Ronald> This information appears to be either (a) obsolete or else (b) inappli
>cable
>Ronald> to FreeBSD or else (c) both of the above.
>Ronald>
>Ronald> I tried putting exactly such a pseudo-device line in my kernel config
>Ronald> file (on a FreeBSD 4.3 system) and /usr/sbin/config rejected it as
>Ronald> being bogus.
>
>Try this:
>pseudo-device bpf NUM


Much better. Thank you.

(I already had a directive like this in my prior kernel config file, but
it contained no `NUM' argument. Given that /usr/sbin/config seemed to
like it without the NUM argument, I didn't realize until now that a
NUM argument could be included on that line.)