RE: Mandrake 8.0 - compinit in /etc/zshrc

[Wayne Davison <wayned@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 20 May 2001, Andrej Borsenkow wrote:
> I previously wrote:
> > Then, add post-install code to the zsh rpm that gives a copy of this rc
> > file to all existing users that don't already have the file (for a
> > certain restricted definition of "all existing users").
>
> That is probably an overkill. Is there any other packages that does it?

No, it's not overkill, it's the vital part of the puzzle that makes
using /etc/skel work.  In the past when I (and others) have suggested
using /etc/skel, the packagers have said "what about existing users?"
and then they put the commands into a global init file so that it
affects everyone, old and new users alike.  Having all packages that
install /etc/skel files give the files to existing users (safely)
would take away this objection.

..wayne..