On 2/12/14, Giancarlo Razzolini <grazzol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Em 12-02-2014 07:48, Ingo Schwarze escreveu: >> Hi, >> >> Giancarlo Razzolini wrote on Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 03:18:39PM -0200: >> >>> The main issue here is, that, the human brain, although being this >>> wonderful machine, makes a lot of assumptions to fill in the gaps, even >>> when there are *no *gaps to be filled. I don't know if the documentation >>> needs to be clearer in this specific case. >> Even though the misunderstanding does not seem to occur often, >> it does seem somewhat unsurprising because a lot of other software >> encourages the (imho questionable) practice of copying example >> configuration files. >> >> So here is what i came up with to make this clearer without >> making it longer or more redundant. >> >> OK? >> Ingo >> >> >> Index: rc.conf.8 >> =================================================================== >> RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/rc.conf.8,v >> retrieving revision 1.20 >> diff -u -r1.20 rc.conf.8 >> --- rc.conf.8 17 Mar 2012 14:46:40 -0000 1.20 >> +++ rc.conf.8 12 Feb 2014 09:40:09 -0000 >> @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ >> .Nm rc.conf >> untouched, and instead create and edit a new >> .Nm rc.conf.local >> -file. >> -Variables set in this file will override variables previously set in >> -.Nm rc.conf . >> +file, setting just those variables whose >> +.Nm rc.conf >> +default values are intended to be overridden. >> .Pp >> Some variables are used to turn features on or off. >> For example, whether the system runs the > HI Ingo, > > I've sent a patch on tech@, and there was a discussion about it, but > there wasn't a consensus. I encourage you to join tech and the > discussion. Send your proposal there too.
maybe some people should lurk more. --patrick
