Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:59:37 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@stack.nl> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there any reason to keep sysutils/rc_subr? Message-ID: <4AFF0C29.6020707@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20091114133051.GB35115@stack.nl> References: <4AFBCBFE.6090504@FreeBSD.org> <20091114133051.GB35115@stack.nl>
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Jilles Tjoelker wrote: > A separate rc_subr port may be useful in case new functions are added to > rc.subr, and it is desired to use these functions on systems that do not > have them in /etc/rc.subr. There have not been any substantive changes to the port in over 5 years, thus I find this argument uncompelling. :) If the circumstance you describe actually arise there is nothing wrong with temporarily duplicating the functionality in individual ports' scripts. Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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