Re: pkg/42328: setting PKG_SYSCONFDIR.minicom creates directory permission problems

[Steven Drake <sdrake%xnet.co.nz@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42328; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Steven Drake <sdrake%xnet.co.nz@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42328: setting PKG_SYSCONFDIR.minicom creates directory
 permission problems
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:10:10 +1300 (NZDT)

 On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, OBATA Akio wrote:
 >  If both current this package and after your patch works, just remove 
 >  OWN_DIRS_PERMS line.
 >  Because it means no need special permission to config directory.
 
 Good idea and probably best, I have no idea why the directory is given
 special permissions, it does not need it.  (This is nothing in the cvs log
 and I doubt jlam will remember why he added it 7 year ago.)
 
 >  If this package is really require special permission to the directory,
 >  PKG_SYSCONFDIR_PERMS should be used instead of OWN_DIRS_PERMS.
 
 PKG_SYSCONFDIR_PERMS is not mentioned the the pkgsrc developer's guide!
 ( Should this be another PR? sigh! )
 
 -- 
 Steven