Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 06:44:31 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> Cc: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 184d64af1344 - main - locales: stop hardcoding the directories in the mtree Message-ID: <202108041344.174DiVr0052682@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <1acb127e-1d2c-4c9f-96e6-23bfbf9695ac@FreeBSD.org>
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> 3 ao?t 2021 19:32:44 Rodney W. Grimes <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>: > > >> The branch main has been updated by bapt: > >> > >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=184d64af1344d6f3c370499510cede49320f4863 > >> > >> commit 184d64af1344d6f3c370499510cede49320f4863 > >> Author:???? Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> > >> AuthorDate: 2021-08-03 12:25:00 +0000 > >> Commit:???? Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> > >> CommitDate: 2021-08-03 12:25:00 +0000 > >> > >> ??? locales: stop hardcoding the directories in the mtree > >> ??? > >> ??? The framework knows how to create directories and tag them properly > >> ??? for a the creation of a mtree, not need to hardcode all the locales > >> ??? entries in bsd.usr.mk > >> ??? > >> ??? This simplifies addition of new locales but also allow people building > >> ??? with WITHOUT_LOCALES to end up with a directory full of empty files > > > > The uses of /etc/mtree go beyond the simple directory creation, > > please cause something to build a BSD.locale.dist file and install > > it in /etc/mtree to replace the functionality removal you have > > just performed. > > > > Thanks, > > Rod > > > > Please provide a valid use case not working anymore after this change and I will consider. >From mtree(1): The mtree utility compares a file hierarchy against a specification, Since the shipped specification is now incomplete it can no longer be used to do validate the hiararchy of a system against RELEASED /etc/mtree files. > > Note that this is not the only part of the tree where the same thing is done. More regression does not make regression right. > Best, > Bapt -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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