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Date:      Sat, 25 Feb 1995 11:42:26 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        phk@ref.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: make install question for you
Message-ID:  <199502251942.LAA02422@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <199502251914.LAA18323@ref.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Feb 25, 95 11:14:56 am

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> 
> In the case of a "make install" with a $DESTDIR set, shall /etc be installed ?
> (/etc/passwd and that kind of things)
> 
> Argument for:
> 	You can make a chroot sandbox in one easy op
> Argument agains:
> 	We shall never clobber any /etc unless asked to do so.
> 
> votes ?

Against, I would rather be safe than sorry.



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Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                   Custom computers for FreeBSD



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