Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 07:16:39 -0800 From: "DINKEY,GENE (HP-Loveland,ex1)" <gene_dinkey@hp.com> To: "'Doug Barton'" <DougB@gorean.org>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Is /etc/mergemaster.conf desirable? Message-ID: <F341E03C8ED6D311805E00902761278C53152B@xfc04.fc.hp.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Barton [mailto:DougB@gorean.org] > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 4:28 PM > To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org > Subject: Is /etc/mergemaster.conf desirable? > 3. Another possibility would be to make a directory in /etc/ > which could contain the conf file, and example scripts to demonstrate how > to always install (or not install) certain files, etc. The reason I suggest this > is that this is an often requested addition to mm, but it's better done > outside the script itself because IMO there are just too many > different possible combinations, and there are already too many options > to what's supposed to be a simple program. The fact that I think it's a horrible > idea also enters into it. :) I think example files should stay in /usr/share/examples or /usr/local/share/examples. Also since mergemaster needs to be tuned for the system it's on I would think that /usr/local/etc would be an appropriate place to put the mergemaster.conf. Gene Dinkey To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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