On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:49:02AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > I'm wondering if there is any reason to keep sysutils/rc_subr around? > In bsd.port.mk the default sub for %%RC_SUBR%% is already > /etc/rc.subr, and all supported platforms have always had that file.
> After the release of 8.0 I'd like to do the following: > 1. Deprecate sysutils/rc_subr > 2. Update all ports rc.d scripts that currently use %%RC_SUBR%% to use > /etc/rc.subr instead. > 3. Simplify any ports Makefiles that depend on sysutils/rc_subr > 4. Simplify bsd.port.mk > I also think it would be reasonable to update the Handbook section on > ports rc.d scripts to use /etc/rc.subr now. > Any objections? A separate rc_subr port may be useful in case new functions are added to rc.subr, and it is desired to use these functions on systems that do not have them in /etc/rc.subr. -- Jilles Tjoelker _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
