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To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 30 Aug 1998 21:27:19 +0200."
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 17:48:16 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I like the above breakdown, but not all the locations - these files
> smell like configuration stuff to me; that is /etc fodder.

Only in the old world - we're trying to get stuff OUT of /etc now,
remember? :-)

> /usr/src/conf.mk - OK.
> /usr/ports/conf.mk - OK.
> /usr/share/mk/conf.mk - Buried too deep in the "WTF was that file again??"
> pile. I reckon that should be in /etc, and called /etc/global.mk

If you're going to leave it in /etc then call it the same as the others
for consistency.  But I still don't think it should live in /etc, buried
or not. :-)

- Jordan