Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 05:30:25 GMT From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/35943: at(1) config files are misplaced in /var/at/ Message-ID: <200606070530.k575UP38091071@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/35943; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, swear@blarg.net, keramida@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: docs/35943: at(1) config files are misplaced in /var/at/ Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:23:34 -0400 Hi, Gary states: at(1) should look in /etc for the files. Giorgos states: Not a bad idea, but it should be backwords compat. I say: If we are going to do something like this, I'd like to see the following requirements met: 1: We do add support for at least both file locations and wrap the old one in BURN_BRIDGES. 2: Follow the POSIX example and drop the files in /usr/lib/cron instead of /etc. Linux drops them in /etc. Solaris and POSIX looks for them in /usr/lib/cron. I'd prefer to follow POSIX and Solaris here. Now we should either create a patch and toss it across -arch and -standards, or not bother and close this PR. There will be a lot of complaints about this being a bikeshed, useless change, taking us out of sync with other BSDs, etc. But let's either make an effort to do something or drop it totally. What's it going to be? :) Thanks, Note, if I don't get feedback on this, I'll close the PR. -- Tom Rhodes
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