Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 07:13:52 +0000 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> To: Paul Traina <pst@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: feedback sought on proposed change to netstart Message-ID: <13601.829293232@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:27:19 MST." <199604120527.WAA23125@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> Currently /etc/netstart evaluates /etc/start_if.<foo> if the file exists, > and THEN does any standard ifconfig commands if defined. > > This seems very backwards and broken to me. Here's my justification: > Basic stuff can be done by executing the commands in sysconfig, just like > we always do. /etc/start_if.<foo> is for additional stuff or exceptions, > such as configuring aliases. When I made /etc/start_if.<foo> it was mostly for doing an slattach... We should probably have /etc/start_if.<foo> replace the normal ifconfig if it exists. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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