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On 19 June 2011 09:15, Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> On Jun 17, 2011, at 18:40, Chris Rees wrote:
>> Macros are being tested for bsd.port.mk that use a new class of files,
>> in the same vein as the BINOWN variables I have introduced CONFOWN,
>> CONFGRP, CONFMODE and CONFDIR.
>>
>> Please would someone review and give an opinion on [1]?
>
> Shouldn't $CONFDIR be set to ${PREFIX}/etc/ instead of /etc?
>
> Also, if we define $CONFDIR, we should use it everywhere in bsd.*.mk where we currently use some form of */etc/* - otherwise we will get a mismatch if $CONFDIR is changed from the default.
>


CONFDIR is for base, not ports, just like most other stuff in that
file. Have a look at the other DIR variables.

Chris