On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:36:12 -0400 Jonathan Callen <a...@gentoo.org> wrote: > That statement needs one more qualification: "and doesn't use > portage". Portage will (by default) remove files on uninstall even if > they *do not* match the checksum recorded in the vdb. This implies > that most people will *not* see any issues due to something other > than the package manager modifying the files behind the package > manager's back.
Ugh, seriously? When did that happen? That's a massive change to how VDB is supposed to work. Maybe we need to spec VDB after all to avoid that kind of nonsense. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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