Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:36:20 +1200 (NZST) From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: Juha Saarinen <juha@saarinen.org> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: secure-supfile ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0104280835190.99983-100000@xeon.int.nz.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <KPECIILENDDLPCNIMLOFGEKMCCAA.juha@saarinen.org>
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Juha Saarinen wrote: > :: 3. Should defaults need to be changed, create or edit the /etc file of > :: the same name to contain just the items requiring non-default > :: behavior. > > It might be a little confusing to newbies that there is no empty > /etc/make.conf file, which is probably why they go into defaults instead. > > Maybe it'd be a good idea to put in an empty file, which says something > like: > > # Please check /etc/defaults/make.conf for system-wide defaults, but don't > edit that file. > # Add all override settings to this file instead. A fine idea. It would both educate and help to eliminate the "why don't I have an /etc/make.conf file" questions. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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