From owner-cvs-etc Thu Jun 5 15:09:40 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA10001 for cvs-etc-outgoing; Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:09:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (root@agora.rdrop.com [199.2.210.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA09995; Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:09:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from florence.pavilion.net (mailrelay1.pavilion.net [194.242.128.25]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA01181; Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:09:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from joe@localhost) by florence.pavilion.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA10405; Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:07:26 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <19970605230726.06023@pavilion.net> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:07:26 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: Warner Losh Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.include.dist References: <9456.865466424@time.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.74 In-Reply-To: ; from Warner Losh on Thu, Jun 05, 1997 at 01:11:23PM -0600 Sender: owner-cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, Jun 05, 1997 at 01:11:23PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > I'd argue for that for other reasons. I don't want my "installed" > include files to change out from under me as I do a cvs update in my > /usr/src/sys area. This is just wrong, because that's what make > install is for. > > Some people like it, I know, but in general, for most people it is > confusing and tends to cause lots of errors. > > Oh, I tend to have /usr/src on a jaz drive, and if I unmount it, I > can't compile *ANYTHING*. I agree also (if I'm allowed to mail here.) I needed more space on one of my servers and so had to destroy /usr/src. This inadvertently removed my capability to compile a lot of things. (There was much unhappiness ;( ) Joe -- Josef Karthauser Technical Manager Email: joe@pavilion.net Pavilion Internet plc. [Tel: +44 1273 607072 Fax: +44 1273 607073]