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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Package Manager Specification: configuration protection
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:16:14
Message-Id: 200609201611.38020.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Package Manager Specification: configuration protection by Zac Medico
1 On Tuesday 12 September 2006 19:57, Zac Medico wrote:
2 > Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
3 > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:44:22 -0700 Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o>
4 > >
5 > > wrote:
6 > > | 3) Prevents /etc/foo from matching /etc/foobaz or /etc/foobaz/bar.
7 > >
8 > > Is this really desired behaviour?
9 >
10 > In my opinion, it is a desirable change. I doubt that many people
11 > (if anyone?) will miss that particular matching behavior. If so,
12 > please speak up now.
13
14 i'd take the silence to mean no one likes the idea of /etc/foo
15 matching /etc/foobar :)
16 -mike