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Date:      Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:29:14 +0300
From:      "Sergey Matveychuk" <sem@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=" <des@des.no>
Cc:        arch@freebsd.org, Sergey Matveychuk <sem@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: /etc/termcap
Message-ID:  <b8a404110602230329y271c65f0k@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <8664n79ubv.fsf@xps.des.no>
References:  <b8a404110602220814w70b970aem@mail.gmail.com> <8664n79ubv.fsf@xps.des.no>

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2006/2/22, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav <des@des.no>:
>
> "Sergey Matveychuk" <sem@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> > Why /etc/termcap is moved to /usr/share/misc?
>
> Historically because it is fairly large (200 kB for the raw file and
> 1300 kB for the db file).  However, I don't think this matters much
> any more; we might as well install the file in /etc and the symlink in
> /usr/share/misc instead of the other way around.
>

A CVS log saies: 'make install should not install any file in /etc.'
I think it's a good time to back the file in /etc and make mergemaster to
care for it.  It makes a sense as people will able keep changes in it.

--
Sem.



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