On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 13:40, Steve Withers wrote: > On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 18:28, Ernie Schroder wrote: > > On Thursday 20 November 2003 08:35 pm, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Steve Withers wrote: > > > > I've been steadily adding value to my USE= list......and was > > > > surprised today to find that it now has only "dvd gtk2"...and all > > > > the rest are gone. > > > > > > perhaps it was "cleaned up" by etc-update after an emerge of > > > protage or base-layout (included in system) > > > > > > > I wish I had a backup of my make.conf...... > > > > > > yes, that is a good idea > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > > -- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > Steve, > > The same sort of thing has happened to me and many others at one time > > or another. Most of us have learned what files no to update blindly > > after an emerge -u world. Many have developed backup strategies as > > well. I have 2 backup plans in effect for my main box and certain > > files on the web server. The server, of course has a backup of the > > site and db's on another box plus cd backups are done as changes are > > made. My main production box has a directory in my home dir called > > /etc_backup. There, are copies of all configs that would really hurt > > if lost. As well, I run a cron job that runs a nightly scrip that > > does an rsync backup of all important files. Redundant? Yes, > > probably. Crazy? nope I have 4 copies of make.conf. > > Please don't take this wrong. I don't want to come off like I'm > > scolding you. I speak from experience I blew off XF86Config, > > make.conf and fstab in one fell swoop last February. Now that would > > take 5 minutes to fix, then it was all day. > > You can't scold me. I had no way of knowing that key config files would > be messed with without my knowledge. > > I haven't used a version of Linux between 1994 and now that would do > that.
It wasn't without your knowledge, I have *never* had make.conf modified by an package w/o running etc-update. Even in etc-update it lists the files that need to be updated. -- Matthew Baxa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Applications Services Assistant K-State University Office of Mediated Education http://www.dce.ksu.edu
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