On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:53:45 +0100 Jimmy Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been using gentoo for a while now. Every time I have updated > baselayout it has overwritten the make.conf file automatically with a > default file. I've tried protecting it but to no avail. > > Is this as it should be? > No, it's not. You will need to scan the documentation at www.gentoo.org, or maybe someone else will respond. You apparently have the option config-protect=none (not sure the exact syntax). This should have been reset after installation. Normally, gentoo does not apply updates to /etc (and a few other directories) automatically. You have to run etc-update when instructed to, and you will be asked to confirm each file change. -- Collins - Denver Area Gentoo stable plus kernel 2.6.1-mm2 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
