Re: pkgsrc RC scripts

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

At 19:56 Uhr +0700 4.10.2009, Robert Elz wrote:
>  | (1) Install pkgsrc RC scripts by default into /etc/rc.pkg.d, not
>  | /etc/rc.d and adjust the default value for rc_directories accordingly.
>  | This keeps the logical separation between base and pkgsrc RC scripts
>
>That's not a desirable goal.

I'll have to second this. What applies to one /var and one /etc ("system
{state,config} in one place") applies to rc.d scripts. Spreading out start
scripts by arbitrary criteria violates POLA, and is not helpful for systems
maintenance.

At least, please make the new directory optional.

        hauke

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