Re: pkg/42423: pkgsrc bootstrap puts --mk-fragment in mk.conf.example not mk.conf

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42423; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42423: pkgsrc bootstrap puts --mk-fragment in
 mk.conf.example not mk.conf
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:21:44 +0100

 On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 05:30:00PM +0000, duck%shangtai.net@localhost wrote:
 > The bootstrap program puts the fragment supplied by --mk-fragment into the
 > example mk.conf, but not the generated mk.conf it uses to build bmake et al.
 > 
 > Is this a bug? In my opinion, it makes more sense to append the fragment to
 > both files; any tweak you apply is quite likely to be needed everywhere. In
 > any event you have the possibility of editing (indeed it is recommended as 
 > far
 > as I know) the installed example.
 
 --mk-fragment was intended to be used for binary bootstrap kits etc, to
 be able to include a number of local settings. It was not intended to be
 used as part of the bootstrap process itself and I do not think that
 should be changed.
 
 Joerg