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Bug 11546

Summary: basesystem should have /var/state/.keep in it
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Spider (RETIRED) <spider>
Component: [OLD] Core systemAssignee: Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) <azarah>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: 1.4_rc1   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Spider (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-03 14:29:15 UTC
well, this part of the system is referenced to by at least ntpd, which will fail
its default config unless /var/state is created,  and I think that such a dir
should belong in basesystem and not in ntpd.
Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-03 15:18:48 UTC
Your wish is my command.  Will be in 1.8.5.5.
Comment 2 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-25 17:59:59 UTC
Fixed.