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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: /etc/mail ? ( was: Re: cvs commit: src/share/mk Makefile )
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>> I guess it's Satoshi's call if he wishes to keep /etc/make.conf as the main
>> or only place for user configuration. I think it's not a bad idea - in
>> the spirit of rc.conf...
>
>Yeah !

It's a bad idea, and not at all like rc.conf.  rc.conf is sourced only at
system startup.  /etc/make.conf is sourced on every invocation of make.
Who knows what pollution in it might do to non-FreeBSD makefiles?

Bruce

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