Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:06:33 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Jonathan Smith <jonsmith@dragonstar.dhs.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Previous Message on /etc/defaults Message-ID: <XFMail.000710100633.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007092123570.95082-100000@dragonstar.dhs.org>
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On 10-Jul-00 Jonathan Smith wrote: > > I, personally, have no need of /etc/defaults and typically disable it, > anyway. Why disable it. Just create simple /etc/*.conf files that contain the actual changes you use. My rc.conf is like 15 lines long, and make.conf is normally about 5 lines. > Since the whole thing is environment variables, why not make /etc/rc.conf > and /etc/make.conf _include_ the ones in /etc/defaults (first thing in the > file) (if they exist, obviously)? At which point, those of us who don't > use the features [of the defaults] can simply copy the onese in the > defaults directory over the ones in /etc (thus putting the entire file in > completely AND removing the inclusion of /etc/defualts files... This, > also, enforces the idea that defaults are defaults and the ones in the etc > directory are the final authority. Because we don't want code in the /etc/*.conf files since users may accidentally delete that part of the files and find themselves screwed, etc. Also, a significant reason for defaults/ is that it makes upgrading your /etc after a make world a _lot_ easier since you can copy the new file over and add any overrides to /etc/rc.conf rather than having to merge in all the changes into /etc/rc.conf. > Just an idea :) It's been thought about, believe me, and the reasons for defaults/ outweigh the reasons against. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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