# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-09-23 16:10:59 +0100:
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 05:05:36PM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> [... re periodic diffs]
> > And, what would the preferred interface be? Most of periodic.conf
> > knobs are bools, but I'm not sure
> > diff_{context,traditional,unified}_format="{YES,NO}"
> > is better than
> > diff_format="{context,traditional,unified}"
>
> No reason why rc.conf knobs *have* to be bools, what ultimately
> matters is the case...esac which parses them. I'd avoid relying on a
> default value in /etc/defaults/rc.conf for the sake of robustness.
>
> I prefer unified diffs, personally.
thanks for your input. another thing I'm not sure about: should this
knob be limited to just setting the diff format? there's also the
possibility of going the rc.conf ${program}_flags path.
i guess the question is whether the interface should be limited to a
safe set of settings, or if the users should be able to shoot
themselves in the foot in any way they want.
quite a few diff switches don't make any sense in the actions
performed by the periodic scripts, but IMO it's root's duty to
choose a reasonable set.
i think i'll try the $diff_program_options route, and post the
patch later today or tomorrow.
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