Subject: Re: rc.d and automatic startup options
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Kimmo Suominen <kim@tac.nyc.ny.us>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 03/18/2000 22:50:30
I like this idea. Alternatively /etc/mk.conf could instruct this
at pkg build time (but this would make it difficult for binary
packages, but it would work for me).
+ Kim
abs@netbsd.org (David Brownlee) writes:
| Suggestion:
|
| Add a global option to rc.conf (better name appreciated)
| unset_options_default_to_on=YES
|
| If YES (the default), an unset enable option (such as would happen
| with a package install) defaults to YES, and you set to 'NO'
| to disable.
|
| If no (for thow who want total control), an unset enable option
| defaults to NO, so everything needs to be explicitly set to YES
| to enable.
|
| If people like the concept, we can now argue about the default :)
|
| David/absolute
|
|
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Kimmo Suominen
kim@tac.nyc.ny.us