Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:29:02 +0100 From: Christoph Moench-Tegeder <cmt@burggraben.net> To: Stephen Roznowski <sjrbulk@verizon.net> Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Staging and /var Message-ID: <Y6tjns7nVLK1ntDI@elch.exwg.net> In-Reply-To: <869298973.3430864.1672163660124@mail.yahoo.com> References: <869298973.3430864.1672163660124.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <869298973.3430864.1672163660124@mail.yahoo.com>
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## Stephen Roznowski (sjrbulk@verizon.net):
> I'm in the process of creating a new port that requires the installation
> of some files in /var.
When something is surprisingly hard, you should stop and think if you're
holding it wrong. So, why /var? Could it make sense to use
/usr/local/var/ (${PREFIX}/var to be precise)? Or maybe /var/db for
local state, as it some ports use? Once you've answered that question,
have a look at security/krb5-120 for how to handle ${PREFIX}/var and/or
security/sudo for anything in /var/db (these are the first examples which
crossed my mind, there are more).
Regards,
Christoph
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