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authorgshapiro <gshapiro@FreeBSD.org>2002-06-20 04:33:06 +0000
committergshapiro <gshapiro@FreeBSD.org>2002-06-20 04:33:06 +0000
commit73c114c14783a31fac5e73d04225728e64799c81 (patch)
tree111a61b132b694d643f5d2bcb291189e3460bbc8
parented011dddc10df7cba4f203ce47d02496bb3f5f06 (diff)
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Add a warning regarding the SENDMAIL_*_MC make.conf variable values.
Using /etc/mail/sendmail.mc will create /etc/mail/sendmail.cf during a buildworld. PR: misc/39397 MFC after: 3 days
-rw-r--r--share/examples/etc/make.conf9
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/make.conf.521
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 95f6299..52bd095 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@
# install time. Use with caution as a make install will overwrite
# any existing /etc/mail/sendmail.cf. Note that SENDMAIL_CF is now
# deprecated. The value should be a fully qualified path name.
+# Avoid using a value of /etc/mail/sendmail.mc as a buildworld will
+# create /etc/mail/sendmail.cf before installworld installs an
+# updated sendmail binary.
#
#SENDMAIL_MC=/etc/mail/myconfig.mc
#
@@ -266,11 +269,17 @@
# submission to use at install time. Use with caution as a make
# install will overwrite any existing /etc/mail/submit.cf. The
# value should be a fully qualified path name.
+# Avoid using a value of /etc/mail/submit.mc as a buildworld will
+# create /etc/mail/submit.cf before installworld installs an
+# updated sendmail binary.
#
#SENDMAIL_SUBMIT_MC=/etc/mail/mysubmit.mc
#
# If you need to build additional .cf files during a make buildworld,
# include the full paths to the .mc files in SENDMAIL_ADDITIONAL_MC.
+# Avoid using a value of /etc/mail/sendmail.mc as a buildworld will
+# create /etc/mail/sendmail.cf before installworld installs an
+# updated sendmail binary.
#
#SENDMAIL_ADDITIONAL_MC=/etc/mail/foo.mc /etc/mail/bar.mc
#
diff --git a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
index 3af64dc..d6211d7 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@ Use with caution as a make install will overwrite any existing
Note that
.Va SENDMAIL_CF
is now deprecated.
+Avoid using a value of
+.Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
+as a buildworld will create
+.Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
+before installworld installs an updated
+.Xr sendmail 8
+binary.
.It Va SENDMAIL_SUBMIT_MC
.Pq Vt str
The default m4 configuration file for mail submission
@@ -517,6 +524,13 @@ file, e.g.,
.Pa /etc/mail/mysubmit.mc .
Use with caution as a make install will overwrite any existing
.Pa /etc/mail/submit.cf .
+Avoid using a value of
+.Pa /etc/mail/submit.mc
+as a buildworld will create
+.Pa /etc/mail/submit.cf
+before installworld installs an updated
+.Xr sendmail 8
+binary.
.It Va SENDMAIL_ADDITIONAL_MC
.Pq Vt str
Additional
@@ -529,6 +543,13 @@ The value should include the full path to the
file(s), e.g.,
.Pa /etc/mail/foo.mc
.Pa /etc/mail/bar.mc .
+Avoid using a value of
+.Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
+as a buildworld will create
+.Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
+before installworld installs an updated
+.Xr sendmail 8
+binary.
.It Va SENDMAIL_M4_FLAGS
.Pq Vt str
Flags passed to m4 when building a
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