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From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 03:03:30PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 9/6/2012 12:57 PM, Glen Barber wrote:
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > Many rc(8) scripts have corresponding 'foo_program=3D"/path/to/foo"'=20
> > entries in etc/defaults/rc.conf .
>=20
> These are usually only added for things that might get overridden by
> something from ports.
>=20

I can think of valid reasons one might want to do this otherwise.

> > However, some are missing the functionality to override $command=20
> > correctly.
>=20
> rc.subr should already do that. Have you tested it?
>=20

Yes.  See the previous thread on -rc@ .

> > The attached patch:
> >=20
> > - Adds missing "${name}_program=3D/path/to/${name}" entries to=20
> > defaults/rc.conf
>=20
> Please don't do that. :)
>=20
> > - Adds missing functionality of setting=20
> > "command=3D${foo_program:-/path/to/foo}" in corresponding rc(8)=20
> > scripts.
>=20
> Please don't do this either. :)
>=20

Ok.  I'll bite.  "Why not?"

Glen


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