Subject: bin/3015: /etc/mail.rc is overwritten by "make install"
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/09/1996 22:41:05
>Number: 3015
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: /etc/mail.rc is overwritten by "make install"
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 9 19:50:00 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Michael Graff
>Organization:
flame.org: yes, we do know everything
>Release: 9 dec 1996
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kechara.flame.org 1.2B NetBSD 1.2B (KECHARA) #1: Fri Dec 6 17:01:45 EST 1996 root@:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/KECHARA i386
>Description:
It appears that mail.rc is overwritten with make install in usr.bin/mail.
This is not exactly a friendly thing to do, since this file could be
customized...
>How-To-Repeat:
cd /usr/src/usr.bin/mail ; make install
>Fix:
Remove the mail.rc file from that install process. The problem is, if a
default one is needed, where is it installed from then?
Perhaps it should be in src/etc along with the other stuff in there.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: