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Cc: Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Apache-Style Profiles for FreeBSD ports/databases/slony/*
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Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
> 
> Before we slip this in (I can have a clean version ready for 1.3), I had an
> architectural question about two RC variables for the -rc list.B
> 
> $[command_]flags v.s $[command_]args.  What is the architectural purpose 
> of each? 

_args are used for things that you always want to have. _flags are 
things that the user might want to change (usually with sensible 
defaults provided).

hth,

Doug

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