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Date:      Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:09:54 -0600
From:      "Rick C. Petty" <rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com>
To:        Nathan Vidican <nathan@vidican.com>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: LDAP integration
Message-ID:  <20070112160954.GA82541@keira.kiwi-computer.com>
In-Reply-To: <45A687F6.2020907@vidican.com>
References:  <60737.24.71.119.183.1168496463.squirrel@webmail.sd73.bc.ca> <45A5EA3B.9020000@datalinktech.com.au> <20070111035549.7c11a450@vixen42> <17830.29050.791321.480369@bhuda.mired.org> <45A687F6.2020907@vidican.com>

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On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 01:54:46PM -0500, Nathan Vidican wrote:
> 
> Take this idea, and run with it... build a package that installs over 
> the base installation, bundling the LDAP client libs, new rc structure, 
> tools, etc all in one shot. Add it to the ports collection and call it 
> done.

I don't like the idea of any ports installing themselves over the base
installation.  If you do a "make installworld", you'll wipe the port, and
a portupgrade will wipe out the base..  We have /usr/local/ for a reason.

Having a port install the same libraries as the base is already problematic
enough (look at security/heimdal), but at least the separation is
manageable.

-- Rick C. Petty



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