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rc.d/nscd: Avoid using setvar
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Authored by temcbun_gmail.com on Feb 3 2026, 8:38 PM.
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setvar is a non-standard feature of sh(1) and thus is not portable.

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temcbun_gmail.com added a reviewer: cy.

I don't think there's any expectation that the rc scripts will be portable, but when there's no material difference (e.g. in performance, clarity, maintainability, etc.) I agree we should indeed prefer the portable way.

I don't think there's any expectation that the rc scripts will be portable, but when there's no material difference (e.g. in performance, clarity, maintainability, etc.) I agree we should indeed prefer the portable way.

I also think so. Besides, the rest of the rc scripts are using this construction instead of setvar. It lingers around only in two places: here and in rc.subr (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55086).