Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:01:22 +0000 From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: customized /usr/share/skel Message-ID: <20031121180122.GC69747@users.munk.nu> In-Reply-To: <20031121103130.W599@genisis> References: <20031121103130.W599@genisis>
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 10:36:17AM -0500, Dru wrote: > I'd like to customize /usr/share/skel. It's an easy matter to edit > /usr/src/share/skel/Makefile and to make my own dot files. > > However, will my customizations get overwritten when I make my next world? > If so, what's the best way to go about preventing my files from being > overwritten? e.g. should I place my custom Makefile and dot files in a > different directory and rerun my Makefile after a successful install > world? How about changing the system immutable flags on the /usr/share/skel files you don't want overwritten (chflags noschg)? Not a perfect solution but I don't know of any way that your aim can be achieved via /etc/make.conf or similar. Having said that, I haven't had any problems in the past with the make world process overwriting my customized /usr/share/skel files - whether or not that was because I used mergemaster in interactive mode and chose not to overwrite those files I can't remember now. -- Jez Hancock - System Administrator / PHP Developer http://munk.nu/
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