Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:29:07 -0400 From: "Thimble Smith" <tim@mysql.com> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make.conf moved in 4.0? Message-ID: <20000420142907.L1132@threads.polyesthetic.msg> In-Reply-To: <8766tcery1.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>; from a.genkin@utoronto.ca on Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 11:02:30AM -0400 References: <8766tcery1.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>
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On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 11:02:30AM -0400, Arcady Genkin wrote: > What's the deal with make.conf in 4.0-S? I see that there is now > make.conf in /etc/defaults. Is the philosophy the same as with > rc.conf? Keep /etc/defaults/make.conf untouched and put overrides into > /etc/make.conf? > > Or can I "rm /etc/make.conf" now? /etc/make.conf is your local settings that override /etc/defaults/make.conf. You should never edit /etc/defaults/*; just copy the lines you want to change into /etc/* and then edit those. That way if you update your system, your local changes don't get wiped out and it's easier to manage. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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