Bug 40506 - cron.daily naming convention?
Bug#: 40506 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: simons@cryp.to
Component: Ebuilds
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Summary: cron.daily naming convention?
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2004-02-05 10:59 0000
Description:   Opened: 2004-02-05 10:59 0000 
In /etc/contab.daily, the default system installs two files: makewhatis.cron
and slocate. Apparently, the .cron suffix is not required ... So I wonder
whether it would be a good idea to name those files constistently either with
or without that suffix? 

I'm in favor of leaving it out.

Reproducible: Always
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------- Comment #1 From SpanKY 2004-02-05 19:58:11 0000 ------- 
i dont know of anything else that uses .cron ... kind of dumb imo

------- Comment #2 From Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2004-02-08 05:55:49 0000 ------- 
man and sysklogd uses .cron.  Anybody know of anything else?

------- Comment #3 From Peter Simons 2004-04-05 08:48:11 0000 ------- 
So, is there any chance of makeing the cron-script naming scheme consistent?
Personally, I am in favor of using the .cron suffix consistently.

------- Comment #4 From SpanKY 2004-05-03 13:02:52 0000 ------- 
man now installs makewhatis (no .cron)