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In-Reply-To: <16068.860935013@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Apr 13, 97 05:36:53 am"
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
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> > 	2. edit /etc/sysconfig to contain shell HERE documents.
> > 	   if a shell variable is set (CONFIGETC ?) then and only then
> > 	   are the HERE documents used to replace the contents of the
> > 	   files in /etc.   the location _does_not_chnage_.
> 
> Maybe it's time for a proof-of-concept implementation, so we can
> stop arguing about intangibles (which are always the easiest things
> to argue about :-).
> 
> 					Jordan

The problem is that there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason
in relation to what gets commited and what does not. It isn't a
predictable enviroment and so developers want assurances before
they start wasting their time.

Julian.