Subject: Re: pkg/19166: example rc.d scripts for packages should be registered in package contents
To: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/19/2003 21:50:36
[ On Monday, January 20, 2003 at 13:23:06 (+1100), grant beattie wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: pkg/19166: example rc.d scripts for packages should be registered in package contents
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 09:17:05PM -0500, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>
> > The original suggestion of this PR is in fact implemented by causing the
> > RCD_SCRIPTS to be automatically added to the PLIST, as per the original
> > patch, with an addition to the GENERATE_PLIST macro.
>
> RCD_SCRIPTS which are copied to RCD_SCRIPTS_DIR if PKG_RCD_SCRIPTS=YES
> are not registered in a pkg's PLIST for a good reason and I'm not aware
> of any reasons to change this.
I know. I'm not proposing this be changed in any way. Please read my
proposed changes more carefully to see what I am proposing! ;-)
> I don't see any value in this proposed gratuitous change and it is
> likely to break more people than it "helps".
Currently the files installed in the RCD_SCRIPTS_EXAMPLEDIR are not
registered, which was the entire original point of this PR.
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