Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-05-04 Thread Russ Allbery
cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > /etc/profile is only used by bourne-compatible shells (of which tcsh > isn't one). Most things can be writte in a way that's valid for all > bourne-compatible shells, and any bits that can't can easily be wrapped > in an appropriate if-state

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-05-04 Thread cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
On Wednesday 03 May 2006 22:56, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 12:53:01PM +0200, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote: > > On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote: > > > Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > What we need and what should have been done a long time ag

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-05-03 Thread Bill Allombert
On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 12:53:01PM +0200, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote: > On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > What we need and what should have been done a long time ago, is to > > > modularize profile to /etc/profile.d/ where e

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-04-27 Thread cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote: > Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > What we need and what should have been done a long time ago, is to > > modularize profile to /etc/profile.d/ where each program is resposible > > for shipping reasonable defaults. Redhad has done this l

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-04-23 Thread Russ Allbery
Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I feel that the current /etc/profile or the future (if that plan is > commenced) /etc/profile does not do any service whatsoever since it > does not improve the situation. > The policy's purpose should not to hinder development but guide it to > sensible d

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh (PROPOSAL: /etc/profile.d/)

2006-04-23 Thread Jari Aalto
| On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, Jari Aalto wrote: | | > | Please note that policy says: | > | | > |A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable | > |defaults. | > | | > | The way I read this, whatever "good" defaults you think should be in | > | /etc/profile, should be inste

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh

2006-04-23 Thread Santiago Vila
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, Jari Aalto wrote: > | Please note that policy says: > | > |A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable > |defaults. > | > | The way I read this, whatever "good" defaults you think should be in > | /etc/profile, should be instead coded in the sh

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh

2006-04-23 Thread Jari Aalto
| Please note that policy says: | |A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable |defaults. | | The way I read this, whatever "good" defaults you think should be in | /etc/profile, should be instead coded in the shells themselves | as a default when no PS1 is set a

Bug#364319: base-files: PS1 setting for *ksh

2006-04-23 Thread Santiago Vila
Please note that policy says: A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable defaults. The way I read this, whatever "good" defaults you think should be in /etc/profile, should be instead coded in the shells themselves as a default when no PS1 is set at all. Please th