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Date:      Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:53:26 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        rflynn@acsalaska.net
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Creating default dirs with rc scripts
Message-ID:  <4F4039F6.6000808@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <1734.46.129.107.107.1329569795.squirrel@mymail.acsalaska.net>
References:  <1734.46.129.107.107.1329569795.squirrel@mymail.acsalaska.net>

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On 02/18/2012 04:56, rflynn@acsalaska.net wrote:
> Should the rc script create these directories so that things "work out of the
> box"

The answer to this question is always yes.

> or should it not, as to not create unneeded directories during upgrades?

A few spurious empty directories is a tiny problem. Not having things
work OOB is a big problem. :)

Make sure to @dirrmtry the directories in the plist.


hth,

Doug

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