Subject: Re: pkgsrc/rc.subr NOT_FOR_PLATFORM (was: Makefile targets and variables)
To: grant beattie <grant@NetBSD.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/14/2003 13:18:20
[ On Sunday, September 14, 2003 at 16:02:24 (+1000), grant beattie wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: pkgsrc/rc.subr NOT_FOR_PLATFORM (was: Makefile targets and variables)
>
> rc.subr was intended for platforms which don't have an /etc/rc.subr,
> which FreeBSD 5.x does (albeit slightly imcompatible with NetBSD's).

The rc.subr package should be used on all platforms which don't have a
fully up-to-date and compatible copy of their own natively, including
older NetBSD releases.

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