Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 10:48:17 -0400 From: Branson Matheson <Branson.Matheson@ferginc.com> To: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> Cc: Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au>, pechter@lakewood.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sysctl variables Message-ID: <19971003104817.00217@toth.hq.ferg.com> In-Reply-To: <199710031327.JAA16422@gatekeeper.itribe.net>; from Jamie Bowden on Fri, Oct 03, 1997 at 09:30:37AM -0400 References: <199710030736.RAA06730@troll.dtir.qld.gov.au> <199710031327.JAA16422@gatekeeper.itribe.net>
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> Why not take the road that Sun (/usr/ucb), and SGI (/usr/bsd) have taken,
> and make seperate commands for the other? Make a /usr/sysv and throw all
> the sysv equiv commands in there. Scripts should use explicit command
> lines when calling tools, so you just use the appropriate, and not worry
> about user environs/paths screwing things up.
I agree wholeheartedly to this!!!! it is more universally used for
using different versions of commands ( /usr/local/gnu/bin ... etc.. )
Hell.. whilst we're at it ... make it a seperate part of the
install.. so that those that don't need/want that functionaliy ..
won't have to use it.
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