On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:05:12 -0500, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > And ... if the startup scripts change or a major version bump occurs, a > clean shutdown should happen BEFORE the new package is installed. The > portage system really should shutdown any services before an upgrade > occurs.
So you're updating SSH over a remote link, portage shuts down sshd then the new version fails to compile, leaving the old version there but not running and no way to fix it from a hundred miles away. No thanks! I can live with portage warning me of what needs to be done, but I'd rather it didn't make unilateral decisions on my behalf. -- Neil Bothwick I've got a mind like a... a... what's that thing called?
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