What is etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist for?

●To: tech-misc%netbsd.org@localhost ●Subject: What is etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist for? ●From: Lloyd Parkes <lloyd%must-have-coffee.gen.nz@localhost> ●Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:17:00 +1300

Can someone tell me what this file is for? The comment at the top of it just warns against editing it.

All I can see is that this file causes problems. Entries in it must be present on the system, so they can't be made conditional in the sets lists in distrib/sets/lists. This in turn leads to a whole lot of empty directories. e.g. When I compile with MKSHARE=no, I expect to not see anything in /usr/share. Instead I see lots of empty directories. There seem to ongoing problems where developers fail to keep the sets and NetBSD.dist in sync. Since each set has it's own mtree listing, I can't see an obvious use for NetBSD.dist.

IMHO This doesn't reflect the quality of engineering that NetBSD users aspire to.


Cheers,
Lloyd

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