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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:52:27 GMT
From: Joseph S Atkinson <jsatkinson@embarqmail.com>
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Subject: SUGGESTION: /etc/printcap vs mergemaster
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>Number:         118047
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       Move /etc/printcap to /usr/share/examples/
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
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>Date-Required:  
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 14 17:00:02 UTC 2007
>Closed-Date:    
>Last-Modified:  Thu Jan 01 09:28:49 UTC 2009
>Originator:     Joseph S Atkinson
>Release:        7.0-BETA2
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>Environment:
>Description:
The default file /etc/printcap is an example file that does not provide any working functionality to the process it configures (lpr) in it's default state. A working configuration must be either manually set up or is automatically generated by ports, such as CUPS, to function. When invoking mergemaster, it will detect changes to /etc/printcap and ask for user input. This seems to be rather fruitless since any changes made to the file are (theoretically) intended, or will be overwritten automatically by a ports based print spooler on next daemon restart.

I am suggesting that the example /etc/printcap be moved into /usr/share/examples/printing/printcap where it would seem more at home and be less likely to cause confusion and/or collision with local configurations.
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Class-Changed-From-To: sw-bug->change-request 
Class-Changed-By: dougb 
Class-Changed-When: Thu Jan 1 09:24:27 UTC 2009 
Class-Changed-Why:  

This isn't really a standards issue, so throw it back into the pool. 

FWIW, I don't have this problem since I have a mergemaster pre-compare 
script that deletes /etc/printcap from the temproot. This will be even 
easier going forward with the new IGNORE_FILES option so I'm not convinced 
that this move is necessary. 


Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-standards->freebsd-bugs 
Responsible-Changed-By: dougb 
Responsible-Changed-When: Thu Jan 1 09:24:27 UTC 2009 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  

Throw it back into the pool. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=118047 
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