Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:41:54 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: rc.d and ports Message-ID: <20040225194154.GN7567@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <403B206B.7000101@fillmore-labs.com> References: <20040223084146.GA4202@mobile.acs-et.com> <4039D9FF.40208@fillmore-labs.com> <20040224072401.GB1125@mobile.acs-et.com> <403B206B.7000101@fillmore-labs.com>
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:59:07AM +0100, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> I guess I incorporate ${PREFIX}/etc/defaults/rc.conf and another change in
> PR 56736, the main point there was that I wanted them to participate in
...
> So I understand that sourcing ${PREFIX}/etc/defaults/rc.conf is the main
> reservation that you have against this patch?
So lets just use /etc/rc.conf.d/<package_name> with
"<package_name>_enable=yes" in it.
That keeps ports from trying to edit a critical file (/etc/rc.conf) on
install and deinstall. It also recognizes that daemon startup is an
individual system thing, not common across all mounters of $PREFIX.
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