Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:13:36 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports modifying system setups Message-ID: <20071119031336.GA73804@k7.mavetju> In-Reply-To: <4740E430.9050901@chuckr.org> References: <4740E430.9050901@chuckr.org>
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On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 08:17:36PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > activate the port, and if so, the port would add a line of the form > 'portname_enable="YES"', and this would make your new port operate. > Well, it seems from what I see of my new system, that this is no longer > the case. I could understand (and approve of) ports not being allowed > to modify any /etc/contents, but howcome ports can't use this rather > obvious workaround? I don't recall this behaviour at all, I think you're confused with the messages which ports print at the end of the install-phase which say "Add 'foo_enable="YES"'" to your /etc/rc.conf to enable this port. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://www.mavetju.org/weblog/
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