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Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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> Tom Martin wrote: |
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> | Hi list, |
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> | Bug 97447 wants a logrotate USE flag, which is used by about five |
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> | packages locally. Unless there are any objections, I'll globalify it |
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> | later today. |
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> I think this flag is a bad idea. Why should I have to recompile a |
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> package to get some files that go in /etc? Either install them |
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> unconditionally or don't install them at all. |
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This useflag is useful in net-proxy/squid at least. |
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It also controls whether a cron script that use native squid log |
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rotation is installed or not. You cannot select your preferred rotation |
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mechanism (logrotate or cron job) through other way than useflags. |
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