/etc/termcap

[Sergey Matveychuk]

2006/2/22, Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des at des.no>:
>
> "Sergey Matveychuk" <sem at FreeBSD.org> writes:
> > Why /etc/termcap is moved to /usr/share/misc?
>
> Historically because it is fairly large (200 kB for the raw file and
> 1300 kB for the db file).  However, I don't think this matters much
> any more; we might as well install the file in /etc and the symlink in
> /usr/share/misc instead of the other way around.
>

A CVS log saies: 'make install should not install any file in /etc.'
I think it's a good time to back the file in /etc and make mergemaster to
care for it.  It makes a sense as people will able keep changes in it.

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Sem.