Subject: Re: etcupdate and postinstall: make "-s src" compulsory
To: None <tech-install@netbsd.org>
From: Sverre Froyen <sverre@viewmark.com>
List: tech-install
Date: 12/20/2007 07:52:10
Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com> suggests
> So, I'd like to make it an error to run postinstall or etcupdate without
> giving a "-s" arg. People can still use "-s /usr/src" to get the
> existing (IMHO broken) behaviour.
I have no problem with requiring the -s arg. I would, however, like to be
able to run etcupdate after a "build distribution", i.e., without the extra
step of "build sets". This would require solving the etc make issue.
On a slightly similar note, I think it would be nice if etcupdate had an
option to completely ignore files where a locally modified installed version
had the same RCS version as the distribution version. Used with the -a
option, such an option would prevent most of the prompts to install new
files. If this sounds useful to others, I could take a stab at it. Comments?
Sverre