[RFC] fully integrate etc/Makefile into bsd.prog.mk

[Warner Losh]

On Sep 23, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Garrett Cooper <yaneurabeya at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sep 23, 2014, at 16:12, Glen Barber <gjb at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
>> And the "other people's" is exactly why etc/Makefile should remain
>> untouched.  Many companies build their own releases, and touching
>> something for the sake of touching something will inevitably break
>> something that has worked for a long time.
>> 
>> In my opinion, etc/Makefile is not broken, so there is no reason to
>> "fix" it.  You can consider my reply an objection to arbitrary changes
>> to etc/Makefile, in this case.
> 
> 	Ok. I’ll rescind my proposal to cleanup/change the structure/method used for installing things in etc/Makefile, and instead focus on testing and review of the removal of optional pieces from the install which are always installed.
> Thank you for the input,

That’s why I asked what the plan was. etc/Makefile is simply fraught with danger.

Warner


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