159429 2006-12-29 16:45 0000 app-arch/tar - /etc/rmt is a symlink to a binary file 2006-12-29 17:22:48 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Applications 2006.1 All All RESOLVED FIXED P5 enhancement --- 1 divided.mind@gmail.com base-system@gentoo.org divided.mind@gmail.com 2006-12-29 16:45:55 0000 Currently in Gentoo /etc/rmt is a direct symlink to a binary file. This has the nasty property of having a binary file in /etc, a directory which is often grepped and processed as text. I'd like to suggest putting a wrapper script instead. Debian already did. Cf. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/07/msg00031.html and http://www.gnusolaris.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/browser/gnusolaris1/tar/trunk/debian/rmt.sh?rev=20255 This wrapper script would contain a word of explanation and wouldn't confuse processes expecting ASCII in /etc anymore. vapier@gentoo.org 2006-12-29 17:12:34 0000 forcing grep to process everything as text is just stupid anyways ... doing a normal grep on /etc ignores all the binary files added wrapper script because of the neat explanation rather than catering to people forcing grep to do lame things divided.mind@gmail.com 2006-12-29 17:22:48 0000 Whew... that was fast. About grep, maybe it was a lame explanation indeed, but there isn't only grep, and some things (especially hand-made) may choke. Besides, FHS says that `No binaries may be located under /etc.' <http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-3.7.html> (Granted, it was a symlink, I'm not sure how it fits in with the standard.) Anyway, whatever the rationale, thanks for fixing it, and that quick :-)