Subject: Re: overriding standard executables via pkgsrc
To: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/07/2005 16:01:38
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On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 09:52:28AM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> I'm curious what people regard as the best way to override standard
> system executables with local versions or versions from pkgsrc.
>=20
> ...
>=20
> Deleting or chmoding the standard executables is causes problems for
> upgrades.=20

it actually does not.  just create your local mtree file with the
overrides (e.g., mode=3D0)and run mtree after upgrades.

regards,

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