On Nov 5, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Allan Jude <free...@allanjude.com> wrote:
> This came up in discussion on IRC and I thought I should throw it at the > list so I don't forget. > > A user was asking how to do what linux cron does, where there is a > directory /etc/cron.d/ that packages and add files to to create crontabs. > > Making FreeBSD's cron (Vixie Cron) include /etc/cron.d/ and > /usr/local/etc/cron.d/ in the /etc/crontab format seems like a very > useful feature, especially for pkg(8) as it makes it easy and safe to > programatically add and remove crontabs as part of a package. This is a good idea. We should do it. How and if this facility gets used is a separate question. "Tools, not policy." Support for a cron.d directory is a tool that can be used in many ways. The policy of how it should be used is a separate discussion. (For example, whether or not ports or packages should install crontab files into /usr/local/etc/cron.d/ can be richly debated after that directory exists.) Tim _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
