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On 8 Jun 2026, at 16:09, Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@freebsd.org> =
wrote:
>=20
> Jessica Clarke <jrtc27@freebsd.org> writes:
>> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@freebsd.org> writes:
>>> commit ddf6fad0295aa92af5eed2a4b2fa0bd02f47d94d
>>> Author:     Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
>>> AuthorDate: 2026-06-05 15:53:25 +0000
>>> Commit:     Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
>>> CommitDate: 2026-06-05 15:53:25 +0000
>>>=20
>>>   etcupdate: Make nobuild the default
>>>=20
>>>   The common case for etcupdate is to run it after building and =
installing
>>>   the world, in which case we already have an object directory to =
draw on.
>>>   Add a -b option to turn nobuild off (opposite of -B), and turn =
nobuild
>>>   on by default.
>>>=20
>>>   MFC after:      1 week
>> Changing the default here seems like it might not be appropriate for =
MFC?
>=20
> On the contrary, the reason I'm switching is that the current default =
is
> harmful.

Any user relying on this (yes, harmful for the majority of cases)
default for a current release would be rightfully annoyed that a minor
release changed the command-line interface in a breaking manner, IMO.

I won=E2=80=99t block you MFCing this in its entirety, but that breakage =
is on
you if a user encounters it.

Jessica



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