> > That said, Gentoo always had separate config files located > > in /etc/conf.d. So the idea of not having one single rc.conf is not > > this new. Nevertheless one single /etc/rc.conf makes the administration > > a bit more comfortable, because you have all settings at a glance and > > don't need to cat or edit several files. > specifically relevent > Sounds like you (don't take this a personal critism, you're not alone) > have poor administration practices. Editing multiple files instead of > one in not a problem at all. In fact, it's the exactly opposite. > Offended for no reason > The pain is the need to merge new changes while updating. Some tools > (like pacdiff) can help with the job but it's very frustrating to have > one configuration file and merge lot of changes in it. Especially when > it comes to cosmetic/comments changes. > > Having one big configuration file means it's much easier to make > mistakes in it and have strong problems because of that. Dedicated > files to services/requirements make such problems more isolated. So, > we're going a better robustness, better expectations compliance for new > incoming users (and admins having more than one arch desktop to > maintain). Irrelevent here. It's poor administration practice not to check your seds, eds, files to install or sudoedits anyway. -- ________________________________________________________ Why not do something good every day and install BOINC. ________________________________________________________
