Apparently, though unproven, at 17:52 on Wednesday 01 June 2011, David W Noon did opine thusly:
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:20:03 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote about Re: > > [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files: > >Sounds like you want a --really-all suboption to -C > > Basically, yes. I want it on -C and -c runs of emerge. > > This means it would not be applicable to upgrade or rebuild runs, when > they do their removal of files from the previous version. In fact, > rebuilds seldom remove files from the previous version, as it is the > same as the new version; only USE flag changes can mess with the > package manifest. > > >You could submit a feature request at b.g.o. but I feel the odds of > >getting it implemented (or even a working patch accepted at all) are > >rather low. > > > >Your suggestion runs counter to the general philosophy that runs > >through Gentoo. > > In what way? Since it would be an option, it would not diminish the > control the user has over the machine. If you can provide solid examples where standard Gentoo tools do this operation: "I don't know what this is, but I'm just going to delete/modify/change it anyway" then I'll concede you may have a point and be willing to discuss it further. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
