Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:56:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: julian@ref.tfs.com (JULIAN Elischer) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, nate@sri.MT.net, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What do folks think of the following patch? Message-ID: <199604222056.NAA01408@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199604221727.KAA19763@ref.tfs.com> from JULIAN Elischer at "Apr 22, 96 10:27:23 am"
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> I would like a make world to also install etc if the DESTDIR is not / > I often make images of systems and want /etc to be rebuilt as well, but > it never is.. Your so lazy you cant say: (make DESTDIR=/foo/bar install && cd etc; make DESTDIR=/foo/bar distribution) I've been doing it for 4 years now... > > /etc is not updated across upgrades, nor is it vulnerable to src > > smashing. > > > > Jordan > > > > > > > > It seems like world, update, all and install should be targets which > > > > include an optional sub-make in /etc/Makefile for the corresponding > > > > target (only the diff to world: is shown here). This would give us > > > > a nice way of doing site-specific stuff which is preserved across changes > > > > to /usr/src/Makefile. > > > > > > Since both /etc/make.conf and /usr/src/Makefile are generated by us, > > > what does adding it in the tree vs. having them add buy us? > > > > > > In either case, the end-user has to edit the files. > > > > > > (I'm not against the idea, but I don't see any purpose for it.) > > > > > > > > > > > > nate > > > > > > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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