Roger Leigh wrote: > Can't we just do things the Debian way, and just provide them directly > as conffiles in /etc? It's nice that systemd provides its mechanism > to symlink/include the units provided elsewhere, but is this either > necessary or desirable on a Debian system?
Not having the files in /etc by default does have technical advantages. It's easier to see what is local non-default configuration. Original default file is always available in a known location (and very easy to revert to, temporarily for testing or permanently). You can use ".include /lib/defaultsfile" then override some value, which in most cases is more maintainable than the 3-way merging required by "traditional" conffiles. It's also preferable to avoid unnecessarily differing from the setup used on other distros. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1336580040.28230.9.camel@glyph.nonexistent.invalid
