Excerpts from Philip Brown's message of Wed Jun 17 09:47:45 -0400 2009: > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:08:56AM +0200, Sebastian Kayser wrote: > > Philip Brown wrote: > > > Sometimes, it is DESIRABLE to have the configs globally in /opt/csw/etc. > > > > Does "desirable" go hand in hand with the core notion of this thread to > > change the default $(sysconfdir) to /etc/opt/csw? Have all configuration > > files in /etc/opt/csw eventually unless a maintainer decides otherwise > > for his packages? > > "defaults" are usually set to be whatever is used most commonly. > my non-quantified belief is that most of our packages that have config > files, are/should have them in /etc/opt/csw > If so, then the default should point to there.
I'm combining threads here, since they are of overlapping subject matter. > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:08:21PM +0200, rupert THURNER wrote: > > this does not mean that the default /opt/csw/etc goes away, isn't it? > > nope. ...but, if the GAR default is changed, it will gradually become less prominent. Lets have a real discussion about this, weighing pros and cons of the move from a default of /opt/csw/etc to a default of /etc/opt/csw. Pros: 1. A single /etc tree (eventually), and not including some of the sfw stuff, etc. 2. Still maintains a partition between system packages and csw packages that might overlap. Cons: 1. For people sharing out a single install (possibly per $arch) with NFS, /etc/opt/csw may make things more difficult, although I'd argue that symlinks could work around this quite easily. [For people in this situation, would creating symlinks for you?] 2. Potentially painful for maintainers during the transition. 3. User confusion during the transition, although I'd argue it's already a confusing situation. Personally, I really dislike having multiple etc directories...it feels wrong to me, but that is likely due to my Linux roots where the FHS has been in place for a long time and it isn't carrying some of the legacy aspects that make solaris attractive in other ways. I also dislike having /opt/csw/apache2/etc and would prefer /etc/opt/csw/apache2, for example. Should this discussion be taken to users@ to 'poll the audience'? I'm curious what others think. Thanks -Ben -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302 GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting.
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