>I, personally, have no need of /etc/defaults and typically disable it,
>anyway.
>
>Since the whole thing is environment variables, why not make /etc/rc.conf
>and /etc/make.conf _include_ the ones in /etc/defaults (first thing in the
>file) (if they exist, obviously)? At which point, those of us who don't
>use the features [of the defaults] can simply copy the onese in the
>defaults directory over the ones in /etc (thus putting the entire file in
>completely AND removing the inclusion of /etc/defualts files... This,
>also, enforces the idea that defaults are defaults and the ones in the etc
>directory are the final authority.
>
>Just an idea :)
My $0.02: I thinks it's a good idea for /etc/defaults/whatever to set the
defaults and then load any customizations for /etc/whatever. Personally, I
*like* having small /etc/whatever files with just my entries to worry about.
And if we call defaults from the /etc copy, you have to first have an /etc
version, or else the defaults don't get loaded at all...
--Dan
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