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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Enable FEATURES=config-protect-if-modified by default?
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:43:26
Message-Id: 20120516094229.GC46833@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Enable FEATURES=config-protect-if-modified by default? by Eray Aslan
1 On 16-05-2012 12:36:03 +0300, Eray Aslan wrote:
2 > On 2012-05-16 12:13 PM, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:
3 > >>> make.conf(5) man page:
4 > >>> This causes the CONFIG_PROTECT behavior to be skipped for files that
5 > >>> have not been modified since they were installed.
6 > >
7 > > +1 very good idea
8 >
9 > Hmm, does that mean that when a default changes in (or some new setting
10 > is added to) an app config file, I'll get no prompt and no warning
11 > assuming I go with the default settings in the app? That presumes that
12 > the new default or the new setting does not break my setup. That is a
13 > big assumption.
14
15 I'd think so, yes
16
17 > Even if we go with enabling it by default, please have a news item so
18 > that one can turn it off if necessary. Even then, new installs will
19 > have to remember to turn it off.
20
21 +1
22
23 --
24 Fabian Groffen
25 Gentoo on a different level

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