What we keep under /etc

[Eivind Eklund]

On Sun, Oct 10, 2004 at 01:18:18AM +0900, Makoto Matsushita wrote:
> 
> Here's my small proposal about this issue...
> 
> There's a variable, MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT which mergemaster(8)
> understands.  For those who want to update /etc/rc.d automatically,
> write a small script which copies your favorite files to /etc, then
> set "MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT=/your/script.sh" to /etc/mergemaster.rc.

I think this is a good solution because this is not a merging problem,
it is a mergemaster problem.

> Since mergemaster(8) is considered as a mandatory tool for admin (I
> hope nobody objects),

I object.  Less than half the people I encounter that use FreeBSD
outside the "close FreeBSD circle" use mergemaster.  The majority do (in
order of frequence, high to low) manual updates or don't update /etc
unless they have to or use etcmerge or write their own scripts.

Eivind.