Re: rcorder document BEFORE and plural REQUIRES:, PROVIDES:, and KEYWORDS:

"Jeremy C. Reed" <[email protected]> writes:
> I was going to document BEFORE in rcorder.8 but looking at code I also saw 
> support for plural PROVIDES:, REQUIRES:, and KEYWORDS:.
>
> What was or is the plan for those plural words?
>
>>From looking at source, they appear to be identical to the singular 
> versions? Are they just historical? I don't see any use of them by NetBSD 
> or various branches of FreeBSD.

They are there to allow alternate spellings.

> As for documenting BEFORE ... I read "This allows scripts to be removed 
> without editing the barrier scripts."
>
> The BEFORE condition can be used to fine-tune the ordering.

I don't quite get that description...

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