Re: [PATCH] install config files

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On Monday, September 19, 2011 15:34:53 Roland McGrath wrote:
> > > The only precedent we have for installing /etc files is /etc/rpc.  That
> > > should probably be deprecated or removed from our install since all of
> > > sunrpc is now deprecated.  At least some distributions are using a
> > > different file there, too.
> > 
> > Gentoo also uses the stock file.  in terms of not installing it, wouldn't
> > that break old apps that are linked against an older glibc and thus query
> > this db ?
> 
> That's a good point.  It was my thinking that TI-RPC would now be
> responsible for installing this file.  But I don't even know if it's used
> there.  And existing builds that want the file there on a system where
> TI-RPC might not have been installed is a worthwhile consideration.

TI-RPC seems to have rudimentary support for getrpcent() and friends.  long 
term, i'm not sure there is a solution other than both packages install it in 
the respective upstreams and leave it up to the distros as to where it lives.
-mike

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