Re: ports automatically sticking stuff in /etc

> > I object to the misnomer "/etc/ports", though. It should be either
> > "/etc/local" in reference to /usr/local, or "/etc/pkg" (cf.
> > /var/db/pkg).
>
> I don't really like "/etc/ports" or "/etc/pkg." Each name implies

I really don't agree with the use of "/etc/local", that implies that everything installed under /usr/local will use "/etc/local" but that is not the case. Second point is you're installing a package whether you install it directly or via the ports tree. I'm very much for "/etc/pkg".

// Brad Received on Tue Jul 22 23:09:13 2003