From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 17 14:02:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 188E116A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:02:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from vhost109.his.com (vhost109.his.com [216.194.225.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFAFF43D4C for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:02:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (localhost.his.com [127.0.0.1]) by vhost109.his.com (8.12.11/8.12.3) with ESMTP id i7HE2Rup025177; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:02:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: bs663385@127.0.0.1 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <61422.1092748299@bizet.nethelp.no> References: <200408170822.32183.jhandvil@tampabay.rr.com> <61422.1092748299@bizet.nethelp.no> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:01:44 +0200 To: sthaug@nethelp.no From: Brad Knowles Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" cc: jhandvil@tampabay.rr.com cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: Alternate patch to have true new-style rc.d scripts in ports(without touching localpkg) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:02:55 -0000 At 3:11 PM +0200 2004-08-17, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: > - Why cannot /usr/local/etc/rc.d be used with rcorder if /etc/rc.d/local > is okay? You can't guarantee that /usr/local is on the same filesystem as /etc (and available early in the boot process), and while you can't guarantee that /etc/rc.d/local is also on the same filesytem, it's a lot easier for some people to guarantee. Moreover, many sites may mount /usr read-only, or /usr/local non-suid. > - If the argument is that /usr/local is not available: Okay, but in that > case you won't be able to start the ports anyway, since they are located > somewhere under /usr/local. Maybe. Maybe not. It all depends on your particular site configuration and whether or not you use the ports 100% unchanged, including location of configuration files, resources, etc.... -- Brad Knowles, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 SAGE member since 1995. See for more info.