Re: postinstall wiped out my /etc/rc changes

[Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 03 May 2008, Valeriy E. Ushakov wrote:
> > > And what with rc.d/ files? E.g. I have xdm from pkgsrc, and every time
> > > I had to use postinstall,
> > > I have to to bring back that files.
> 
> Isn't etcupdate supposed to handle it?  I only ever use postinstall to
> fix obsolete files.

Yes, etcupdate is safe, though a little tedious to use.  I also never
use "postinstall fix", because I know it will overwrite the files that I
have customised, and I don't want that to happen.

--apb (Alan Barrett)