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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 13:48:17 -0400 Alec Joseph Warner |
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<warnera6@×××××××.edu> wrote: |
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| > Files in /etc are expensive in terms of sysadmin time. The only |
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| > things in /etc should be things that are both necessary and likely |
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| > to be modified by a sysadmin. |
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| And who makes that call, shouldn't the sysadmin decide what is |
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| necessary in /etc and what is not? |
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Sure. The sysadmin makes the call via USE. |
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| Why shouldn't portage just install stuff in /etc and let the sysadmin |
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| figure out what needs to be there via INSTALL_MASK? |
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We already have a perfectly good mechanism for handling optional |
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components of packages. INSTALL_MASK isn't something that should be |
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encouraged -- it's not a 'safe' setting. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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