Re: [PATCH] improve config dir processing

[Sander van Zoest <sa...@yahoo-inc.com>]

On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 12:20:10PM -0700, Joshua Slive wrote:
> OK.  I'm convinced.  At least three people have said they use this
> extensively, so we should continue to support it.  Why don't we just keep
> the existing behavior and add "Include dir/*.conf" as an option.  We can
> assume that people who are using recursively included directories are
> smart enough that they can avoid the backup problem on their own.

Did we ever add this functionality? If not, I would like to see this
added and I am willing provide a patch for 1.3 and 2.0 to add the 
"Include dir/*.conf" functionality as described above.

Any objections?

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Re: [PATCH] improve config dir processing

[Oden Eriksson <od...@kvikkjokk.net>]

On måndagen den 5 augusti 2002 21.16 Sander van Zoest wrote:
> On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 12:20:10PM -0700, Joshua Slive wrote:
> > OK.  I'm convinced.  At least three people have said they use this
> > extensively, so we should continue to support it.  Why don't we just keep
> > the existing behavior and add "Include dir/*.conf" as an option.  We can
> > assume that people who are using recursively included directories are
> > smart enough that they can avoid the backup problem on their own.
>
> Did we ever add this functionality? If not, I would like to see this
> added and I am willing provide a patch for 1.3 and 2.0 to add the
> "Include dir/*.conf" functionality as described above.
>
> Any objections?

What patch are you referring to?

I use this "Include dir/*.conf" feature for Mandrake Linux 9.0 (Cooker) as do 
RedHat (Rawhide), and PLD (sort of).

Chears.
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