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