From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 25 12:31:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA27347 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:31:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA27323 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:31:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA21494; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:31:13 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id VAA06454; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:31:07 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980325213106.34958@follo.net> Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:31:06 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: am@f1.ru, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: list of install exclusions for `make world' References: <199803251528.SAA06844@px.f1.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <199803251528.SAA06844@px.f1.ru>; from Andrew Maltsev on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 06:28:51PM +0300 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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