Re: [Openbsdbinpatch-misc] Patch for /var/db/binpatch stuff

[z0mbix <zo...@zo...>]

On 16/01/07, Mike Erdely <mi...@er...> wrote:
> Mike Erdely wrote:
> > Gerardo Santana G=F3mez Garrido wrote:
> >> If we make a difference between a build server (binpatch framework)
> >> and patch tools (patch_*) I think the later should handle
> >> /var/db/binpatch.
> >
> > Unless you want to keep it simple and have the binpatch "tools" be opti=
onal.  If
> > you have all of the components in the tarball, it doesn't matter whethe=
r you use
> > patch_add or tar, the result should be the same.
>
> No comments about this?  I think the goal should be to keep binpatch simp=
le.  As
> an example, if someone were to write a front-end to PF, you'd still want =
to be
> able to "vi /etc/pf.conf" and have the same functionality, right?
>
> -ME

The patch_* tools could be included in the binpatch distribution as
they're not exactly very big but I agree that we should keep binpatch
simple and let the user use whatever tools they wish to install the
tarballs. Some old-school admins will always use tar no matter what
tools are provided.