Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 23:49:27 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: mcgovern@spoon.beta.com (Brian J. McGovern) Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /usr/local/etc/*.d... Message-ID: <199611281319.XAA15325@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199611281246.HAA08015@spoon.beta.com> from "Brian J. McGovern" at "Nov 28, 96 07:46:32 am"
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Brian J. McGovern stands accused of saying: > > I unfortunately agree with this as well. However, as in the past I've had to > tinker with /etc/rc.local to get most of this stuff up, I wouldn't be adverse > to an /etc/rc.d, or some such. Also, this is not a case where the ports or Edit the value of 'local_startup' in /etc/sysconfig to wherever you want it to be. It's right at the top of the file; hard to miss. > A good example of the "greying" of this area is the XFree config file > (/etc/XF86Config). By definition, shouldn't this live someplace in /usr/X11R6? /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config. I don't know why XF86Setup puts it in /etc, which is the "local override" location; I presume lack of testing on the part of the suppoed XF86Setup/FreeBSD betatesters (oops). > -Brian -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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