On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 05:25:29PM +0100, David Laight wrote:
  | On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 08:19:41AM -0700, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
  | > I've successfully completed a couple of builds this past week with
  | > "./build.sh -U build", but when I go to use the sets target, it's
  | > clear that the stuff in /etc /var and /dev that normally make up
  | > the etc.tgz set were not installed in $DESTDIR.  Admittedly, I haven't
  | > built in about six weeks, but this used to work... a quick glance through
  | > BUILDING and UPDATING, as well as recent mailing list posts
  | > didn't reveal anything...
  | 
  | They are only installed if yo do a 'build.sh distribution'
  | 
  | Actually I think that only the editable files should be treated
  | this way.  Large chunks of /etc are fixed are really belong in 'base'.
  | Maybe I'll start moving them...

I've considering doing this in the past, and met some resistance.

It's important to do this "right", so if you're going to do anything
here, please liaise closely with at least me on this issue.


Thanks,
Luke.