From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 13:29:59 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8097016A4CE for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:29:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from voodoo.oberon.net (voodoo.oberon.net [212.118.165.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36B0043D46 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:29:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from krion@voodoo.oberon.net) Received: from krion by voodoo.oberon.net with local (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1CpRW1-000MWp-A8; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:29:25 +0100 Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:29:25 +0100 From: Kirill Ponomarew To: Lupe Christoph Message-ID: <20050114132925.GM69532@voodoo.oberon.net> References: <20050113062739.GA28658@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050113180504.GA26064@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050114130404.250d6e26@apircalabu.dsd.ro> <20050114112918.GF69532@voodoo.oberon.net> <1105704398.41e7b5ce7dc5e@buexe.b-5.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="XrjDSOQsS4AlGTKt" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1105704398.41e7b5ce7dc5e@buexe.b-5.de> X-NCC-Regid: de.oberon X-NIC-HDL: KP869-RIPE cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: pkg-plist strict enforcement starting X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:29:59 -0000 --XrjDSOQsS4AlGTKt Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 01:06:38PM +0100, Lupe Christoph wrote: > > You can try cmp(1) in pkg-plist to compare configurations files. > > Take a look at ports collection, there are enough examples. > > Not useful for munin-node because it creates system-dependent > symlinks. I'm not aware of any other port doing this. And munin-main > will create a lot of files if a cron run happens to coincide with > the few moments the port is installed during the test. > > I have only the option to burden the user with doing all the parts > of the installation that create state that cannot be easily undone > or are detrimental to the test like the crontab entry. Things that > are easily done automatically. > > Also I wonder if having a default of "No" for the rc.conf variable > (i.e. 'don't run the daemon') is really necessary. Is this required? > The whole point of installing munin-node is to run the daemon. > > > It's better to use ~/.your_port directory in such cases. > > For system-wide defaults? For files which should be changed/deleted/added etc while software is running. -Kirill --XrjDSOQsS4AlGTKt Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFB58k1QC1G6a60JuURAgT4AKDIOIuALR7NnD1y28EBNyV49I8t0QCgvdc4 2Q19+avk2LMXKgWT2XGz5G8= =LZ41 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XrjDSOQsS4AlGTKt--