Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 05:23:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Pritchard <mpp@mpp.pro-ns.net> To: sheldonh@uunet.co.za (Sheldon Hearn) Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Revising the rc.conf-related manpages Message-ID: <199906251023.FAA33825@mpp.pro-ns.net> In-Reply-To: <887.930299539@axl.noc.iafrica.com> from Sheldon Hearn at "Jun 25, 1999 10:32:19 am"
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> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:22:44 EST, Mike Pritchard wrote: > > > I don't really like it that rc.conf.local is being taken out of the NAME > > section. This makes it so 'whatis' rc.conf.local won't direct the user > > to this man page, and then they have to go grubbing through /etc trying > > to figure out what that file is for, instead of being pointed to this > > man page. > > Well now you know why I mailed. My ruse has been foiled. :-) > > My understanding is that rc.conf.local is only sourced for backward > compatibility, and isn't a meaningful part of modern FreeBSD. Is it > used for a specific purpose beyond overriding the defaults? > > If not, then I think my understanding of the situation is correct and > rc.conf is the only overriding file worth mentioning (except for the > backward compatibility clause I added). > > If I'm wrong, then I'd really appreciate a little education. All I know is that /etc/rc/defaults/rc.conf still sources it. If we no longer encourage use of it, then it should still be mentioned in the man page, but a note should be made indicating that it is a depreciated interface and may go away in a future release. When we actually stop using the file, then all references to it should disappear from the man pages. Until then, I feel it should stay with an explanation of why it shouldn't be used. -- Mike Pritchard mpp@FreeBSD.ORG or mpp@mpp.pro-ns.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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