On 1/23/03 2:30 AM, "Paul Everlund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Jens Haeusser wrote: > >> I'd like to install a system lacking some of the binaries you can >> specify as make.conf knobs, such as >> >> NO_I4B= true >> NO_IPFILTER= true >> NOGAMES= true >> NOUUCP= true >> NO_SENDMAIL= true > > I have been thinking that those "knobs" should have their own > pkg-plist which one could use for deleting the binaries. Also one > must take in concern dependencies of those "knobs"... I've always thought that the entire base system should have it's own package/port system. That way, you could easily remove the bits you don't want (remove UUCP from a fileserver, remove gcc from a firewall, etc). As well, this would make security/other upgrades much easier. Telnet has a remote hole? Simply upgrade the base-telnet port. OpenSSL has a problem? Upgrade the base-OpenSSL port, which will take care of rebuilding any other dependant base-ports. This should also make binary upgrades easier if it included proper packages. It could certainly simplify the whole track the security branch, spend hours making install/buildworld every few weeks issue. Ah well, I can always dream. Jens Haeusser Network Manager Zoology, UBC To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
