Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:48:58 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: mark@grondar.za (Mark Murray) Cc: bugs@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lots of crud... Message-ID: <199502221948.LAA24920@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199502221828.UAA17039@grunt.grondar.za> from "Mark Murray" at Feb 22, 95 08:28:43 pm
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> > Hi > > There are a BUNCH of files in src/etc/etc.i386 that _REALLY_ should > be nuked: (Look at the dates on some of these!) > > - 21508 Feb 17 17:05 MAKEDEV > Does this have to be here? (Better in src/RELEASE with its baby brother > ../MAKEDEV.Local?) I see no MAKEDEV.Local in src/release, MAKEDEV files are machine depenedent, so they need to be in the etc.i386 directory. MAKEDEV.local is machine independent so it belongs where it is. > - 6474 Jun 28 1994 README.1ST > - 36633 Jun 28 1994 README.INSTALL > These README's are for 1.1.5.1 These are the instructions for the other scripts, see below. > - 28831 Sep 15 06:46 cdinst1.install > - 2199 Apr 18 1994 cdinst1.profile > - 367 Feb 21 1994 cpio.install* > - 9135 Jun 29 1994 cpio.magic > - 3111 Sep 15 06:46 cpio.rc > AFAICSee, these are all for the 1.1.5.1 install floppies. And are still in use by some folks who prefer the 1.x method of installing things. I am still using these, expect a revamp some time real soon now. > - 5178 Feb 20 1994 disktab > This, I believe, could comfortably live in src/etc Think multiplatform, but maybe this could safely be moved. This is the traditional BSD location for this source file. > - 80 Jun 20 1993 fstab.wd > WTF is this? A sample /etc/fstab, specifically cruft, should probably install as /usr/share/examples/etc/fstab > - 30179 Oct 17 04:32 inst1.install* > - 159 Feb 21 1994 inst1.profile > - 10680 Sep 15 06:46 inst2.rc > - 1744 Sep 15 06:46 kc.profile > More 1.1.5.1 crud... And stuff that still works 99% of the way. > Also the Makefile in src/etc (which has been worked on recently) seems > mainly concerned with making 1.1*-style install floppies. Can we not > chuck it out? Lots of it is still extensivly used by make release in src/release. > Whenever I do a build world, I resort to a hand checking of the files in > src/etc directory to see what has changed. What about some way of > automating this, so a make install will install the (hopefully) non- > customisable files (like rc, services etc) and leave alone the ones > that users are supposed to mess with (like netstart and hosts)? There is no such thing as a non-customizable file in /etc :-(. > Mark Murray > 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa > +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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