Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:43:12 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE Cc: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com>, Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@nomad.dataplex.net>, John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>, jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up! /etc/rc.conf.site is dead. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902111742090.14458-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <vafpv7gsqm1.fsf@ramses.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
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On 11 Feb 1999 Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE wrote: > Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> writes: > > > But then you're right back where you started. Since rc.conf isn't > > supposed to be touched by the install/upgrade tools, it'll get out > > of date (and will become a hinderance rather than a help) as > > default settings change, and as settings are added/deleted. > > Can we make something which compares /etc/rc.conf and > /etc/default/rc.conf and emits warnings if a variable is set in > /etc/rc.conf which isn't in /etc/default/rc.conf? > > I realize that this is not as simple as extracting all variable names > from both files, sorting them, and running diff. There are a few > variable names which are variable, for instance the network interface > settings. Actually, it's almost that easy. It may require a few "hints" at the beginning of the file, but I could make a shell script (not using sed/awk/whatnot) to do this if anyone would want it. > > kai `a FreeBSD newbie but hopefully not stupid' > -- > I like _b_o_t_h kinds of music. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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