Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 Makefile_upgrade.inc src/etc Makefile

[Sascha Wildner <saw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :>     Looks good, though I have a question:  Why install the file anywhere?
> :>     Why not have make upgrade simply access the file directly from
> :>     /usr/src/etc ?
> :
> :Hmm, the original idea was to ensure that the list of files fits the 
> :most recently installed world (to not accidentally break things if 
> :upgrade is run before installworld).
> :
> :Not sure if the 'installcheck' target is the best place to install the 
> :file, tho.
> :
> :Sascha
>
>     The /etc/.release idea was to store the release id of the last
>     installworld and have make upgrade check it and bail if it isn't
>     the latest release.
>
>     I'd rather release info be stored in the more read-only-like /etc
>     then a file list in the read-write /var/db.  /var/db gets messed around
>     with by the boot code, it's not a good place to store a semi-static
>     file needed for upgrading.

What exactly should be in /etc/.release? Only "1.10" or "1.11" would not 
be enough IMO.

I'm mostly concerned about people tracking HEAD and harming their 
systems because they do make upgrade before installworld with a new file 
list at some time where it removes some sensitive stuff which needs the 
_really latest_ HEAD installed.

Sascha

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