mount(1) without /etc/fstab

[Chris Rees]

On 24 Jul 2013, at 11:06, Andriy Gapon wrote:

> 
> I found behavior of mount(1) rather annoying when there is no /etc/fstab.
> Some systems legitimately do not need (anything in) /etc/fstab, so all of that
> complaining is in vain.
> 
> Should mount(1) be silenced in this case?
> Or should we have and install an empty etc/fstab just to please mount(1)?

I think mount should be silenced.  This is a problem that has come up in a couple of ports that complain-- the package building jails don't have fstabs, and we have to work around that.

Chris
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