On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 09:22:25PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > What's the reason for putting it in /sbin? It's and admin program that can be used before remote filesystems are mounted.
> > I suspect the program is in that package because the freebsd /proc > > emulation is a little sad, to say the least. > Actually proc is unrelated here (on kFreeBSD, sysctl doesn't rely on proc). That's another way of putting it. While the Linux sysctl needs proc, the kFreeBSD ones doesn't or shouldn't or can't (doesn't matter which, it is) -- Craig Small VK2XLZ http://enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ csmall at : debian.org GPG fingerprint: 5D2F B320 B825 D939 04D2 0519 3938 F96B DF50 FEA5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
