Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files

[Dale]

David W Noon wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:20:02 +0200, Neil Bothwick wrote about Re:
> [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files:
>
>
>> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 15:57:58 +0100, David W Noon wrote:
>>
> [snip]
>
>>> Remember: we are discussing the COMPLETE DELETION of a
>>> package, not an upgrade or rebuild.
>>>
>> We are discussing unmerge behaviour, unmerging is part of the upgrade
>> and rebuild processes.
>>
> Now I see why we are talking/writing at cross purposes.
>
> What I am proposing I would apply only to -C or -c options on an emerge
> command, not the internal actions during an upgrade/rebuild.  I have
> stated that several times in this thread, so I thought I had made
> myself clear.
>

Even if the -C option is used, I would still want it to be something 
extra to remove config files.  As stated before, I sometimes emerge -C a 
package then emerge it again.  I still want the config files to be left 
alone tho.  I have also had to do this before for *B*lockers where 
portage couldn't do it itself for whatever reason.

I would think this would be a idea on this.  Do a emerge -C to get the 
regular way and a emerge -CC to remove everything literally, including 
config files.

As someone else posted, I seriously doubt the devs will do this.  
Possible but not likely.  I like the idea but still want it to be 
something extra to get it and not the default for sure.

Dale

:-)  :-)