[PATCH] Allow use of program path overrides

[Glen Barber]

On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 03:03:30PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 9/6/2012 12:57 PM, Glen Barber wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Many rc(8) scripts have corresponding 'foo_program="/path/to/foo"' 
> > entries in etc/defaults/rc.conf .
> 
> These are usually only added for things that might get overridden by
> something from ports.
> 

I can think of valid reasons one might want to do this otherwise.

> > However, some are missing the functionality to override $command 
> > correctly.
> 
> rc.subr should already do that. Have you tested it?
> 

Yes.  See the previous thread on -rc@ .

> > The attached patch:
> > 
> > - Adds missing "${name}_program=/path/to/${name}" entries to 
> > defaults/rc.conf
> 
> Please don't do that. :)
> 
> > - Adds missing functionality of setting 
> > "command=${foo_program:-/path/to/foo}" in corresponding rc(8) 
> > scripts.
> 
> Please don't do this either. :)
> 

Ok.  I'll bite.  "Why not?"

Glen

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