Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:35:39 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> Cc: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>, Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: r1.322 of src/Makefile.inc1 Message-ID: <20030304223421.K18288@znfgre.tberna.bet> In-Reply-To: <20030305054755.GA80723@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> References: <20030304165037.GA7463@submonkey.net> <20030304220701.GC73366@sunbay.com> <20030305054755.GA80723@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za>
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, John Hay wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 12:07:01AM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 04:50:37PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> > >
> > > Was this behaviour from mergemaster intended ?
> > >
> > >
> > > *** Displaying differences between ./etc/login.conf.db and installed version:
> > >
> > > Binary files /etc/login.conf.db and ./etc/login.conf.db differ
> > >
> > > Use 'd' to delete the temporary ./etc/login.conf.db
> > > Use 'i' to install the temporary ./etc/login.conf.db
> > > Use 'm' to merge the temporary and installed versions
> > > Use 'v' to view the diff results again
> > >
> > > Default is to leave the temporary file to deal with by hand
> > >
> > > How should I deal with this? [Leave it for later] d
> > >
> > > *** Deleting ./etc/login.conf.db
> > >
> > Sorry, I don't use mergemaster(8) so I can't say. Doug was
> > all for this change, so he may be of some help here.
>
> I think it is because previously login.conf.db was optional. Now it
> is kind of forced on you because all installations will have it. So
> either you have to remember to delete it or remember to update it
> after login.conf has changed.
Correct, but this is not a bad thing. :) mergemaster already prompts you
to rebuild it when it's updated, so this is not rocket science.
> FWIW I never used login.conf.db on
> any of my machines because the system can read login.conf already
> and I don't maintain high login rate machines.
Are you sure that login time is the only time that this is read? :)
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