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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:52:24 -0400
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Subject: Re: new setup.exe in cvs!
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In-Reply-To: <200007121635.MAA21003@envy.delorie.com>; from dj@delorie.com on Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 12:35:09PM -0400

On Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 12:35:09PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>I've checked in a patch to setup that moves the mkgroup/mkpasswd stuff
>into /etc/postinstall/*.sh, and added support to /etc/profile to run -
>once - any script found as /etc/postinstall/*.sh.  I also only do the
>mkgroup/mkpasswd stuff if the install happens on NT.

I still don't understand why you'd put this burden on bash.  If things
need to be setup shouldn't setup be doing the setup?

cgf