Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 20:09:29 +1000 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> To: Matt Smith <fbsd@xtaz.co.uk>, ports@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org Cc: Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ports/base ntpd rc.d script with WITHOUT_NTP=yes Message-ID: <55264FD9.409@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20150408164825.GB1280@xtaz.uk> References: <20150408164825.GB1280@xtaz.uk>
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On 9/04/2015 2:48 AM, Matt Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I just upgraded my server to 10.1-STABLE r281264 and when I ran > mergemaster it told me that /etc/rc.d/ntpd was stale and would I like to > delete it. It's never done this before. I've figured out it's because I > have WITHOUT_NTP=yes in /etc/src.conf. I did this because I use the > ports version of ntpd and thus wanted to remove the base installed > version so that when I run commands like ntpq it's using my possibly > newer port installed version and not the older one. > > However, the port version doesn't have its own rc script. It usually > uses the base version with ntpd_program and ntpd_config set. With this > latest change it means I have to have the base version installed again. > Is it possible to get the port version to have its own rc script? > Hi Matt, It is certainly *possible*, and best addressed with an enhancement request (via Bugzilla) to the NTP port maintainer, who I've CC'd here. I like the idea as it improves user experience, removes a POLA violation, and further decouples ports/pkg from base (which we like) ./koobs
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