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Date:      Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:46:20 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <crees@bayofrum.net>
To:        Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: mount(1) without /etc/fstab
Message-ID:  <2CACBF9B-AA7F-456B-AC39-038812DA016E@bayofrum.net>
In-Reply-To: <51EFA71B.1070601@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <51EFA71B.1070601@FreeBSD.org>

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On 24 Jul 2013, at 11:06, Andriy Gapon wrote:

>=20
> I found behavior of mount(1) rather annoying when there is no /etc/fstab.
> Some systems legitimately do not need (anything in) /etc/fstab, so all of=
 that
> complaining is in vain.
>=20
> Should mount(1) be silenced in this case?
> Or should we have and install an empty etc/fstab just to please mount(1)?

I think mount should be silenced.  This is a problem that has come up in a =
couple of ports that complain-- the package building jails don't have fstab=
s, and we have to work around that.

Chris
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