Chris Turner wrote: Despite my python-foo I'm not a fan of the indentation requirement, but it's not too limiting. indentation is not nice to require. any thoughts on the /etc/vkernels/sysname propsal? +1 make it simple VAR="VA LUE" or var=VALUE pairs, then it can be used from so many places (mk, shell, whatever). parsing is easy then as well. cheers simon