Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:51:11 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.local.dist BSD.release.dist BSD.root.dist BSD.usr.dist BSD.var.dist BSD.x11-4.dist BSD.x11.dis Message-ID: <20010216095111.D2869@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <200102151932.LAA63081@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>; from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net on Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 11:32:24AM -0800 References: <20010215145021.A15725@sunbay.com> <200102151932.LAA63081@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 11:32:24AM -0800, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 04:25:49AM -0800, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > ru 2001/02/15 04:25:49 PST > > > > > > Modified files: > > > etc/mtree BSD.local.dist BSD.release.dist > > > BSD.root.dist BSD.usr.dist BSD.var.dist > > > BSD.x11-4.dist BSD.x11.dist > > > Log: > > > Apparently, people do not listen for a plea to look into the > > > README file before making changes here. Fix them once again. > > > > > To avoid a mess and further simplify the things, I have introduced > > the new style which, I hope, people will follow. The idea is that > > the first /set directive in a file always sets all the keywords to > > their default values. All subsequent /set directives (if present) > > should be paired into an opening and closing directives, where the > > first (opening) directive changes a set of keywords, and the second > > (closing) directive assigns them back their default values. > > > > To get the feeling, simply execute ``grep /set *.dist''. > > If you think that people ignore the README, just wait to see how many > people ignore this mail message.... > Oh common! What I was asking for is whether you personally and others that have been involved into keeping these files clean liked the idea. > If you desire this to be done (and I have not looked at it, but from > reading this email I don't have a problem with it) it should be > documented in the README file. Otherwise next time I do my annual mtree > cleanout it will probably get nuked, since I will have forgotten > about this email by then. > Sure thing. Because ``mtree -cdin'' script in the README really produces non-optimal /set directives (as documented there), I though this would significantly simplify things. Rod, I you liked the idea, may I ask you to update the README with a good Engligh? :-) Thanks, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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