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Date:      Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:57:17 -0500
From:      "David W. Chapman Jr." <dwcjr@inethouston.net>
To:        Jean-Marc Zucconi <jmz@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports/26092: ksh93 port not installing properly
Message-ID:  <20010618175717.E64693@leviathan.inethouston.net>
In-Reply-To: <200106182255.f5IMt5O42475@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <200106182241.f5IMfnL41136@freefall.freebsd.org> <200106182255.f5IMt5O42475@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 03:55:05PM -0700, Jean-Marc Zucconi wrote:
> >>>>>   writes:
> 
>  > There is currently no proper way to populate /etc/shells because 
>  > ports aren't supposed to touch anything outside of /usr/local
> 
> Some ports make changes outside  /usr/local. Look at the bash port: it
> updates properly /etc/shells, which is a good thing.
> 

It does, but is it supposed to?  I'm sure I'm probably wrong, but I 
was in the understanding ports don't touch anything outside 
/usr/local or their PREFIX.  I know bash does, but is it supposed to?

-- 
David W. Chapman Jr.

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