----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Arbon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "gentoo-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] Base layout causing pointless config updates
> Hello, > > I'm just wondering if anyone here knows if anything is being done with > etc-update or the baselayout package to stop it pointlessly trying up > update a load of configuration files that I'm never going to let it > touch every time it is updated? > > It seems like baselayout's changed quite regularly recently (this is in > the x86 branch) and every time it does I get asked to update: > 1) /etc/DIR_COLORS > 2) /etc/devfsd.conf > 3) /etc/fstab > 4) /etc/group > 5) /etc/passwd > 6) /etc/rc.conf > 7) /etc/shadow > 8) /etc/conf.d/net > 9) /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 > > Aside from rc.conf and maybe devfsd.conf I can't think of a single one > of those that should ever be replaced or merged with a vanilla copy. In > fact with most of them accidentally replacing the file with a vanilla > one would be somewhere between an annoyance and a major headache. What if baselayout introduces a new group or user???? Think about it. > > Is there anything that is/has being/been done about this? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
