Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:38:50 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> To: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to deal with /var/log Message-ID: <20010518103850.W26877@casimir.physics.purdue.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010518171647.A3528@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>; from ernst@jollem.com on Fri, May 18, 2001 at 05:16:47PM %2B0200 References: <20010518171647.A3528@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>
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On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 05:16:47PM +0200, Ernst de Haan wrote: > How does one deal with /var/log when installing ports? I know that Apache > writes to /var/log/httpd-access.log, but I don't think this file is removed > after deinstalling Apache. > > In my quest of improving the Java ports for FreeBSD, I'm thinking about adding > symlinks from /var/log to /usr/local/orion1.4.5/log/. > > My questions: > > [a] How is /var/log usually dealt with in ports? Or how *should* it be dealt > with? > > [b] Is it allowed for a port to add files or symlinks in /var/log? > > [c] If so, then how do I specofy these files in my pkg-plist? /var/log is not touched by default. We don't have proper mechanisms to allow system administrators to choose at package removal time. Please don't change files from their expected default (even if it is just a symlink). -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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