Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 16:59:49 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org>, <imp@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <20020317163932.Q3758-100000@master.gorean.org> In-Reply-To: <20020317151113.W29705@blossom.cjclark.org>
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 12:15:27PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Makoto Matsushita wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > dougb> Modified files:
> > > dougb> etc rc
> > > dougb> Log:
> > > dougb> Add a late rc.sysctl pass to catch sysctl's for things that were
> > > dougb> not loaded yet on the first pass.
> > >
> > > Are there any chances that we can distinguish "the early phase" and
> > > "the latter phase" inside /etc/rc.sysctl?
> >
> > Well, I was trying to keep it simple, but take a look at the latest
> > version. Just remember, you asked for it. :)
>
> I still kind of like the idea of breaking /etc/sysctl.conf into
> sections
The problem with that approach is that it requires users to know
at which stages in the process different mibs are available to twiddle. I
think that's asking too much. Quite frankly, I think the whole argument
against setting things twice is silly, but given that it's fairly easy to
fix (at the risk of obfuscating the code) I suppose it's better to have it
clean. However, if someone else wants to make a groups-friendly version
that doesn't require users to get things in the right group to get stuff
set, I won't object.
> But I should also point out, doug, that if this is the kind of thing
> you are thinking about by adding those 'first' and 'last' arguments,
> it won't work the way it is written.
Thanks. I had the fixed version in /etc, but forgot to copy it to
my tree before committing. Mea culpa.
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