[gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
Hey ho, all-- (I think that) Ever since I downgraded Xorg from 6.8.99 back to 6.8.2-r6 a couple of days ago, I've had reports from both etc-update and cfg-update that there are 30 files needing to be updated (etc-update reports them as being in /usr/lib/X11/xkb sometimes, but not always). The problem is, these files do not exist, or rather are not found when I then run the relevant utility: * Regenerating GNU info directory index... * Processed 326 info files. * IMPORTANT: 3 config files in /etc need updating. * IMPORTANT: 30 config files in /usr/lib/X11/xkb need updating. * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. za 01/07/06 13:58 za 01/07/06 14:07 motub - etc-update Scanning Configuration files... Automerging trivial changes in: filesystems Automerging trivial changes in: net.example The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/conf.d/rc /etc/conf.d/._cfg_rc Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3 or -5 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): As you see, only three files (the files adjusted by the emerge -uaDtv world which this report completed) appear. The same thing happens with cfg-update: za 01/07/06 14:11 motub - emerge -pv easytag cfg-update 1.8.0 : Building checksum index... canceled! 30 config file updates found... Please run cfg-update -u to update your config files! These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] media-sound/easytag-1.99.11 [1.99.10] +aac* +flac +mp3 +nls +vorbis 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - cfg-update -u All files have been updated, done... za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - emerge -pv easytag cfg-update 1.8.0 : Building checksum index... canceled! 30 config file updates found... Please run cfg-update -u to update your config files! These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] media-sound/easytag-1.99.11 [1.99.10] +aac* +flac +mp3 +nls +vorbis 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB The thing is, I cannot find the relevant files in the first place (which may itself be the problem): za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - la /usr/lib/X11/xkb totaal 968 drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 1120 jan 3 13:58 . drwxr-xr-x 9 root root776 jan 3 14:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7448 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23337 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_README.enhancing -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179416 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_xkbcomp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root568 jan 3 13:58 compat -r--r--r-- 1 root root689 jan 3 13:57 compat.dir lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 jan 3 13:58 compiled - ../../../../var/lib/xkb drwxr-xr-x 5 root root584 apr 28 2005 geometry -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1965 jan 3 13:57 geometry.dir drwxr-xr-x 4 root root544 jan 3 13:58 keycodes -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2283 jan 3 13:57 keycodes.dir drwxr-xr-x 5 root root296 apr 28 2005 keymap -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8576 jan 3 13:57 keymap.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root689 jun 3 2005 ._new-cfg_compat.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7372 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23258 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_README.enhancing -r--r--r-- 1 root root 27683 jun 3 2005 ._new-cfg_symbols.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_xkbcomp -r--r--r-- 1 root root729 jun 3 2005 ._old-cfg_compat.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7448 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23337 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_README.enhancing -r--r--r-- 1 root root 31182 jun 3 2005 ._old-cfg_symbols.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_xkbcomp -r--r--r-- 1 root root983 jan 3 13:57 README -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7372 nov 14 17:10 README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23258 nov 14 17:10 README.enhancing drwxr-xr-x 2 root root512 jan 3 13:58 rules drwxr-xr-x 2 root root144 apr 28 2005 semantics drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4264 jan 3 13:58 symbols -r--r--r-- 1 root root 27683 jan 3 13:57 symbols.dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root296 apr 28 2005 types -r--r--r-- 1 root root463 jan 3 13:57 types.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 17:10 xkbcomp I don't see 30 relevant files to be updated, so I don't even know what the update
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
Holly Bostick wrote: Hey ho, all-- (I think that) Ever since I downgraded Xorg from 6.8.99 back to 6.8.2-r6 a couple of days ago, I've had reports from both etc-update and cfg-update that there are 30 files needing to be updated (etc-update reports them as being in /usr/lib/X11/xkb sometimes, but not always). The problem is, these files do not exist, or rather are not found when I then run the relevant utility: * Regenerating GNU info directory index... * Processed 326 info files. * IMPORTANT: 3 config files in /etc need updating. * IMPORTANT: 30 config files in /usr/lib/X11/xkb need updating. * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. za 01/07/06 13:58 za 01/07/06 14:07 motub - etc-update Scanning Configuration files... Automerging trivial changes in: filesystems Automerging trivial changes in: net.example The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/conf.d/rc /etc/conf.d/._cfg_rc Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3 or -5 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): As you see, only three files (the files adjusted by the emerge -uaDtv world which this report completed) appear. The same thing happens with cfg-update: za 01/07/06 14:11 motub - emerge -pv easytag cfg-update 1.8.0 : Building checksum index... canceled! 30 config file updates found... Please run cfg-update -u to update your config files! These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] media-sound/easytag-1.99.11 [1.99.10] +aac* +flac +mp3 +nls +vorbis 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - cfg-update -u All files have been updated, done... za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - emerge -pv easytag cfg-update 1.8.0 : Building checksum index... canceled! 30 config file updates found... Please run cfg-update -u to update your config files! These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] media-sound/easytag-1.99.11 [1.99.10] +aac* +flac +mp3 +nls +vorbis 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB The thing is, I cannot find the relevant files in the first place (which may itself be the problem): za 01/07/06 14:12 motub - la /usr/lib/X11/xkb totaal 968 drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 1120 jan 3 13:58 . drwxr-xr-x 9 root root776 jan 3 14:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7448 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23337 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_README.enhancing -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179416 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_xkbcomp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root568 jan 3 13:58 compat -r--r--r-- 1 root root689 jan 3 13:57 compat.dir lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 jan 3 13:58 compiled - ../../../../var/lib/xkb drwxr-xr-x 5 root root584 apr 28 2005 geometry -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1965 jan 3 13:57 geometry.dir drwxr-xr-x 4 root root544 jan 3 13:58 keycodes -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2283 jan 3 13:57 keycodes.dir drwxr-xr-x 5 root root296 apr 28 2005 keymap -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8576 jan 3 13:57 keymap.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root689 jun 3 2005 ._new-cfg_compat.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7372 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23258 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_README.enhancing -r--r--r-- 1 root root 27683 jun 3 2005 ._new-cfg_symbols.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 18:10 ._new-cfg_xkbcomp -r--r--r-- 1 root root729 jun 3 2005 ._old-cfg_compat.dir -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7448 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23337 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_README.enhancing -r--r--r-- 1 root root 31182 jun 3 2005 ._old-cfg_symbols.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 18:10 ._old-cfg_xkbcomp -r--r--r-- 1 root root983 jan 3 13:57 README -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7372 nov 14 17:10 README.config -r--r--r-- 1 root root 23258 nov 14 17:10 README.enhancing drwxr-xr-x 2 root root512 jan 3 13:58 rules drwxr-xr-x 2 root root144 apr 28 2005 semantics drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4264 jan 3 13:58 symbols -r--r--r-- 1 root root 27683 jan 3 13:57 symbols.dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root296 apr 28 2005 types -r--r--r-- 1 root root463 jan 3 13:57 types.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 179480 nov 14 17:10 xkbcomp I don't see 30 relevant files to be updated, so I don't even know what the
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
Eugene Rosenzweig schreef: Holly Bostick wrote: Hey ho, all-- (I think that) Ever since I downgraded Xorg from 6.8.99 back to 6.8.2-r6 a couple of days ago, I've had reports from both etc-update and cfg-update that there are 30 files needing to be updated (etc-update reports them as being in /usr/lib/X11/xkb sometimes, but not always). The problem is, these files do not exist, or rather are not found when I then run the relevant utility: snip Can anybody help me either fix this or fine-tune my quest for the misconfiguration that is causing this? T(hanks)I(n)A(dvance), Holly Indeed it seems strange. Both etc-update and emerge use the following to find the cfg files: find /usr/lib/X11/xkb -iname ._cfg_* This would be recursive so maybe the files you are after are somewhere below the listing you provide, you could run this command and see if it finds any more cfg files. Thanks, Eugene, indeed it does: # find /usr/lib/X11/xkb -iname ._cfg_* /usr/lib/X11/xkb/rules/._cfg_xorg.lst /usr/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg_xkbcomp /usr/lib/X11/xkb/compat/._cfg_misc /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_fr-latin9 /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_dvorak /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_ge_la /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_sapmi /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_se_FI /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_se_NO /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_se_SE /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_br /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_de /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_lt /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_ro /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/._cfg_us /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_altwin /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_dvorak /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_sapmi /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_se_FI /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_se_NO /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_se_SE /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_lt_std /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_srvr_ctrl /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_de /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_lt /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_ro /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/._cfg_us_intl /usr/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg_README.enhancing /usr/lib/X11/xkb/keycodes/._cfg_xfree86 /usr/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg_README.config now what I notice is that the two major directories involved also contain old-cfg and new-cfg files for the same configs, and that these old-cfg and new-cfg files were created on November 14th: la /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/ totaal 1024 drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4264 jan 3 13:58 . drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 1120 jan 3 13:58 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3048 jan 3 13:57 al -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1323 nov 14 17:10 altwin -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7708 jan 3 13:57 am -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2588 jan 3 13:57 apple -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7478 jan 3 13:57 ar -r--r--r-- 1 root root 10299 jan 3 13:57 az -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4970 jan 3 13:57 be -r--r--r-- 1 root root 6323 jan 3 13:57 ben -r--r--r-- 1 root root 30781 jan 3 13:57 bg -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4561 jan 3 13:57 br -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2638 jan 3 13:57 bs -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4702 jan 3 13:57 by -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8150 jan 3 13:57 ca -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5149 jan 3 13:57 ca_enhanced -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1321 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_altwin -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5975 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_de -r--r--r-- 1 root root 14300 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_dvorak -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4617 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_lt -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2812 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_lt_std -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4682 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_ro -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8184 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_sapmi -r--r--r-- 1 root root 208 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_FI -r--r--r-- 1 root root 208 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_NO -r--r--r-- 1 root root 207 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_SE -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2852 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_srvr_ctrl -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2254 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_us_intl -r--r--r-- 1 root root 297 jan 3 13:57 compose -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1256 jan 3 13:57 ctrl -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4453 jan 3 13:57 cz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 538 jan 3 13:57 cz_qwerty -r--r--r-- 1 root root 17553 jan 3 13:57 czsk -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5976 nov 14 17:10 de -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2793 jan 3 13:57 de_CH -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3310 jan 3 13:57 dev drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 144 apr 28 2005 digital -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4590 jan 3 13:57 dk -r--r--r-- 1 root root 14302 nov 14 17:10 dvorak -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2973 jan 3 13:57 ee -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4197 jan 3 13:57 el -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2637 jan 3 13:57 en_US -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3413 jan 3 13:57 es -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5394 jan 3 13:57 fi -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4037 jan 3 13:57 fr -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1457 jan 3 13:57 fr_CH drwxr-xr-x 2 root root96 apr 28 2005 fujitsu -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4298 jan 3 13:57 gb -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2927 jan 3 13:57
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
On Saturday 07 January 2006 20:47, Holly Bostick wrote: So from this I deduce that 1) xorg 6.8.99 was *really* broken/incomplete or did something radically different that etc-update and cfg-update cannot deal with, since these files were never updated or offered to update while I when I actually installed the package or at any time while I was running the package (it's not like I haven't emerged anything for the past two months); and etc-update and cfg-update cannot handle it because they are not supposed to do it. The directory has been config protected so even though they are finding the new config files they can't over write anything until the protection is removed. 2) these files are now irrelevant (since I have gone back to 6.8.2-r6) and can be deleted without penalty; and They are relevant but 6.8.2-r6 wants to install its own version of the files. 3) these files are what is confusing the update utilities, and they will snap back when these old-cfg and new-cfg files are deleted. True. Does that sound about right? Xorg 6.8.2-r6 seems to be working OK I have a feeling that you followed the Migrating to Modular X.org guide and uninstalled old version of xorg before installing the new version, thus deleting xkb files. The upgrade to 6.8.99, as expected, installed the new version of these files. Now, that you've downgraded, the old versioned files are trying to install again but since the directory is protected and already contains 6.8.99 xkb files, etc-update cannot update the directory. You are not facing any problem because you are most probably not using xkb or in other words the keyboard layouts. If you've never used different keyboard layouts then you can comfortably delete the new-cfg files and expect to face nil problems. I hope I made myself comprehendible. Please mind that English is not my first language :) Regards, Abhay pgp3xOXyDV1pu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
Abhay Kedia schreef: On Saturday 07 January 2006 20:47, Holly Bostick wrote: So from this I deduce that 1) xorg 6.8.99 was *really* broken/incomplete or did something radically different that etc-update and cfg-update cannot deal with, since these files were never updated or offered to update while I when I actually installed the package or at any time while I was running the package (it's not like I haven't emerged anything for the past two months); and etc-update and cfg-update cannot handle it because they are not supposed to do it. The directory has been config protected so even though they are finding the new config files they can't over write anything until the protection is removed. 2) these files are now irrelevant (since I have gone back to 6.8.2-r6) and can be deleted without penalty; and They are relevant but 6.8.2-r6 wants to install its own version of the files. OK, so after reading this several times, I see my (first) mistake was that 6.8.99 was not really under the auspices of 7.0 (Modular X), but now I (think I) see that it is, and this config protect is a kinda extraordinary measure until Modular X actually is released and makes it into the tree, at which time it will become subject to the ordinary Gentoo config management system, but until that time the config management is living in a sandbox where it cannot be affected by, nor affect, the stable config management system already in place. That's about the only way the above makes sense to me, so I hope that it's not completely contrary to reality :-) . 3) these files are what is confusing the update utilities, and they will snap back when these old-cfg and new-cfg files are deleted. True. Whew, at least I figured that much out :-D . Does that sound about right? Xorg 6.8.2-r6 seems to be working OK I have a feeling that you followed the Migrating to Modular X.org guide and uninstalled old version of xorg before installing the new version, thus deleting xkb files. No, no Guide, and in fact no intention of Migrating to Modular X in any way. My (mistaken) impression (but I was younger then) was that 6.8.99 was not yet modular X, so was (relatively) safe to upgrade to (or as safe as an ~arch install ever is); I was in a desperate mood that day, hoping that maybe this would fix some inconsistencies with my ATI driver, but that didn't work out, which is why I went back to stable. The upgrade to 6.8.99, as expected, installed the new version of these files. Now, that you've downgraded, the old versioned files are trying to install again but since the directory is protected and already contains 6.8.99 xkb files, etc-update cannot update the directory. You are not facing any problem because you are most probably not using xkb or in other words the keyboard layouts. If you've never used different keyboard layouts then you can comfortably delete the new-cfg files and expect to face nil problems. Don't I have to remove the folder from CONFIG_PROTECT? No, wait, I get it... you're saying that there's some kind of secret if in the config updaters that says that IF such modular X files exist in one of the protected directories, don't do anything, don't touch them, because that would break the invisible wall that is keeping Modular X separate from the rest of the system until Modular X has reached a point that it can be correctly integrated into the system (which is what the devs are working tirelessly to do). But OK, I'll delete the files and then see what happens. Glad to know that it won't trash me three ways from Sunday, anyway. I hope I made myself comprehendible. Please mind that English is not my first language :) The English is great, it's the content I have trouble with, but I'm catching up, I hope. Hopefully in 5 minutes I can repost with a [SOLVED] on the end. Thanks, Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
Abhay Kedia schreef: You are not facing any problem because you are most probably not using xkb or in other words the keyboard layouts. If you've never used different keyboard layouts then you can comfortably delete the new-cfg files and expect to face nil problems. Not sure if I made a mistake or not; I deleted both the old-cfg and new-cfg files, and now this is what I get: za 01/07/06 16:09 motub - etc-update Scanning Configuration files... Exiting: Nothing left to do; exiting. :) but there are still ._config files in the directory: la /usr/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/ drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 3464 jan 7 18:38 . drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 864 jan 7 18:37 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3048 jan 3 13:57 al -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1323 nov 14 17:10 altwin -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7708 jan 3 13:57 am -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2588 jan 3 13:57 apple -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7478 jan 3 13:57 ar -r--r--r-- 1 root root 10299 jan 3 13:57 az -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4970 jan 3 13:57 be -r--r--r-- 1 root root 6323 jan 3 13:57 ben -r--r--r-- 1 root root 30781 jan 3 13:57 bg -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4561 jan 3 13:57 br -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2638 jan 3 13:57 bs -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4702 jan 3 13:57 by -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8150 jan 3 13:57 ca -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5149 jan 3 13:57 ca_enhanced -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1321 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_altwin -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5975 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_de -r--r--r-- 1 root root 14300 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_dvorak -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4617 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_lt -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2812 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_lt_std -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4682 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_ro -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8184 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_sapmi -r--r--r-- 1 root root 208 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_FI -r--r--r-- 1 root root 208 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_NO -r--r--r-- 1 root root 207 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_se_SE -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2852 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_srvr_ctrl -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2254 jan 3 13:57 ._cfg_us_intl for example. So etc-update is still not finding the files it needs to update; I think I've missed a step. What might that be.? Does something need to be re-initialized? Some cache updated? I'm getting a bit confused here. Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem
On Saturday 07 January 2006 23:24, Holly Bostick wrote: What might that be.? Does something need to be re-initialized? Some cache updated? I'm getting a bit confused here. afaik etc-update does not reinitialize anything. All it looks for are files that have been named in a specific way. It diffs the original file with its update and then asks you whether to overwrite or not. You can delete the ._cfg files or let them be. They will not cause you any problems. Regards, Abhay pgpgOpysSL3dO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem [SOLVED]
Abhay Kedia schreef: On Saturday 07 January 2006 23:24, Holly Bostick wrote: What might that be.? Does something need to be re-initialized? Some cache updated? I'm getting a bit confused here. afaik etc-update does not reinitialize anything. All it looks for are files that have been named in a specific way. It diffs the original file with its update and then asks you whether to overwrite or not. You can delete the ._cfg files or let them be. They will not cause you any problems. OK, thanks-- I will add as a final note that I also needed to run cfg-update -i to get cfg-update to recalculate its checksum index, after which it also stopped complaining. So I'll consider this solved (even though I didn't delete the ._cfg files, but then how often do I look in /usr/lib/X11/symbols?) and stop worrying about it. Thanks! Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem [SOLVED]
Holly Bostick schreef: Abhay Kedia schreef: afaik etc-update does not reinitialize anything. All it looks for are files that have been named in a specific way. It diffs the original file with its update and then asks you whether to overwrite or not. You can delete the ._cfg files or let them be. They will not cause you any problems. OK, thanks-- I will add as a final note that I also needed to run cfg-update -i to get cfg-update to recalculate its checksum index, after which it also stopped complaining. So I'll consider this solved (even though I didn't delete the ._cfg files, but then how often do I look in /usr/lib/X11/symbols?) and stop worrying about it. Final final note-- I just did an emerge, and suddenly etc-update had something it wanted to update... the 30 files. cfg-update still didn't know anything about them, so I just did a -5 (yes, I know, I *never* do that, this is really the very first time I have) and *finally* replaced them (most likely with themselves since I upgraded then downgraded to the same version of Xorg I had originally upgraded from). /Now/ this issue is finally done. What a relief! Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem [SOLVED]
Just on a side note, etc-update will soon be deprecated. Try dispatch-conf. This will be the tool to use in future for config updates. Regards, Abhay pgpscWY8J76WR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre etc/cfg-update problem [SOLVED]
Abhay Kedia wrote: Just on a side note, etc-update will soon be deprecated. Try dispatch-conf. This will be the tool to use in future for config updates. Regards, Abhay This figures. I finally got used to etc-update and they are taking it away. I didn't like dispatch-conf. Sorry. It's hard to teach a old dog new tricks. :-( I think I'll go take a nap before I start learning that thing, again. Dale :-) Z. -- To err is human, I'm most certainly human. I have four rigs: 1: Home built; Abit NF7 ver 2.0 w/ AMD 2500+ CPU, 1GB of ram and right now two 80GB hard drives. Named Smoker 2: Home built; Iwill KK266-R w/ AMD 1GHz CPU, 256MBs of ram and a 4GB drive. Named Swifty 3: Home built; Gigabyte GA-71XE4 w/ 800MHz CPU, 224MBs of ram and a 2.5GB drive. Named Pokey 4: Compaq Proliant 6000 Server w/ Quad 200MHz CPUs, 128MBs of ram and a 4.3GB SCSI drive. Named Putput All run Gentoo Linux, all run folding. #1 is my desktop, 2, 3, and 4 are set up as servers. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
