Re: misc/48555: rc.conf handling of program=yes/no

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

The following reply was made to PR misc/48555; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: misc/48555: rc.conf handling of program=yes/no
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:48:33 +0200

 On Mon, 27 Jan 2014, Bob Nestor wrote:
 > I see this problem on many other packages as well, including
 > #postfix=YES
 > ipfilter=NO
 > ipnat=No
 > etc.
 
 Postfix, ipfilter, and ipnat, are all part of the base system. 
 Whatever problem you are seeing is either new or unusual, 
 otherwise it would have been reported before.  Please cut and paste 
 (or write down and type in) the exact error messages, and what you 
 did to trigger the problem.
 
 > I was afraid the
 > analysis would zero in on a problem in a specific package
 > when it MAY be a more generic problem with the rc scripts
 > themselves.
 
 Yes, it may, but we really don't have enough information.
 
 --apb (Alan Barrett)