Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:31:06 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: am@f1.ru, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: list of install exclusions for `make world' Message-ID: <19980325213106.34958@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199803251528.SAA06844@px.f1.ru>; from Andrew Maltsev on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 06:28:51PM %2B0300 References: <199803251528.SAA06844@px.f1.ru>
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On Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 06:28:51PM +0300, Andrew Maltsev wrote: > Hi! > > What about making a user configured list (empty by default) of files > which will not be clobbered by `make world'? I think this may be > very useful feature. For example my system have some files modified > historically and so I have to have post-install script which restores > some files (tcp wrappers stuff, editors, shells).. > > I'm planning to patch `install' to accept exclusions list and have > something like /etc/noclobber.conf. > > What do you think? Sounds expensive. I've started doing a build-limitation system; which allow oyu to build only parts of the system. I think any form of exclusion list should probably be integrated here, to avoid having to scan that exclusion file for _each_ install command. There are a _lot_ of them. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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