Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:22:46 +0000 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> To: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What we keep under /etc Message-ID: <20041009182245.GB1737@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041010011818G.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.53.0410090841580.2113@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net> <xzpr7o8ng1p.fsf@dwp.des.no> <Pine.BSF.4.53.0410091546140.2113@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net> <20041010011818G.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, Oct 10, 2004 at 01:18:18AM +0900, Makoto Matsushita wrote: > > Here's my small proposal about this issue... > > There's a variable, MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT which mergemaster(8) > understands. For those who want to update /etc/rc.d automatically, > write a small script which copies your favorite files to /etc, then > set "MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT=/your/script.sh" to /etc/mergemaster.rc. I think this is a good solution because this is not a merging problem, it is a mergemaster problem. > Since mergemaster(8) is considered as a mandatory tool for admin (I > hope nobody objects), I object. Less than half the people I encounter that use FreeBSD outside the "close FreeBSD circle" use mergemaster. The majority do (in order of frequence, high to low) manual updates or don't update /etc unless they have to or use etcmerge or write their own scripts. Eivind.
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