On Aug 26, 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) wrote:

> This implies that sample configuration files should only be installed to
> some place like $(prefix)/share/examples, and that there be an "enable"
> procedure (an administrative program separate from "make install", and
> installed with the package) which copies the default configuration files
> (including /etc/rc.d startup scripts, etc.) into /etc, edits system
> configuration files (such as /etc/inetd.conf) if necessary, etc....

This is a very good idea.  Except that it shouldn't install/look for
them in /etc, but in $(sysconfdir).

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