Re: Proposal: /etc /usr/etc /usr/local/etc
J.R.Blaakmeer@student.utwente.nl writes:
> I don't know much about other unices, but I think you will never get your
> wishes to be the standard. Who is to decide which configuration file is
> site-wide? I can imagine that some people would want a local config file
> for some program where you would want to have a site-wide config file. I
> still believe that the system with symlinks is the best way to do this.
Sorry, but I do think my idea of using somewhat a path for conffiles
is (in theory, at least) a bit more satisfying; and that practically,
the alternative of tweaking the file-system would be more viable.
> Maybe dpkg should ask at installation time if a config file will be
> computer-specific or site-wide. In the case of a site-wide config file it
> would place a diversion for all files in /etc to /usr/etc and place the
> right symlinks. The script I mentioned above would update all
> workstations. Of course this behaviour of dpkg would be a feature that
> has to be turned on or else everyone who is using Debian on a standalone
> computer will be asked those questions every time. And of course the
> question would not be asked again if a package is upgraded to the next
> version.
IMO, in this case it would be better to have dpkg install everything
as site-wide, and use a seperate program to switch conffiles between
site-wide and machine-local. (BTW, AFAIK, such a scheme would
integrate smoothly in a Red-Hat-like "control-panel" (or whatever they
call this ala-M$Win window with just a column of awfully large buttons :)
Regards,
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Yann Dirson <dirson@univ-mlv.fr>
http://monge.univ-mlv.fr/~dirson
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