[MacPorts] #44475: doc-issue: startupitem_install no

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#44475: doc-issue: startupitem_install no
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  Reporter:  ora.et.labora@…  |      Owner:  jmpp@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  website          |    Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:  fixed            |   Keywords:
      Port:                   |
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Changes (by larryv@…):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:44475 ora.et.labora@…]:
 > I assume that $MP_PREFIX/opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf must be
 the proper location.

 You’re right; I’ve corrected the Guide in r122772.

 > However, why the need for an extra property? Aren't those two property
 settings equivalent?
 >
 > {{{
 > startupitem_type       none
 > startupitem_install    no
 > }}}

 They are not equivalent. The first disables creation of StartupItems
 completely; you’d use this if you didn’t want them available at all for
 some reason. The second only disables symlinking them into `/Library` and
 is usually used to prevent conflicts between two parallel MacPorts
 installations; I believe you can still have launchd load them by passing
 the full filenames to `launchctl(1)`, although I’m not 100% sure.

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