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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:51:51 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, brian@awfulhak.org,
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Subject: Re: rc & rc.conf
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On Sun, Sep 14, 1997 at 03:39:51PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I'm not quite *that* stupid.  We have two variables here: a
>> -flags which is set with the flags, and an -enable which is set to
>> either YES or NO.  The original logic says "don't do it unless -enable
>> is YES".  Brian's saying "do it unless -enable is NO".  I don't see an
>> advantage in doing it this way, and I certainly don't see a disaster
>> waiting to happen in the old way.
>
> The advantages are combined; consistency with all of the other similar
> options, and by using "not NO", the _enable and _flags variables may
> subsequently be combined.

Well, sure, but he didn't do that.  And that's the way it used to be
with other flags, so somebody has deliberately specified an '-enable'
and a '-flags' instead of combining them as a predicate.

While checking this out, however, I came across the real reason:

   revision 1.129
   date: 1997/06/18 16:01:18;  author: pst;  state: Exp;  lines: +8 -3
   Add cron_enable and inetd_enable flags to rc.conf.
   WARNING: don't update rc and forget to update rc.conf, or you won't be
   able to telnet back into your box after a reboot.

Now I understand.  But I don't think I agree.

Greg