Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files

[Todd Goodman]

* David W Noon <dwnoon@××××××××.com> [110601 13:10]:
> 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.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave  [RLU #314465]
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> dwnoon@××××××××.com (David W Noon)
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What you seem to ignore or miss in the discussion is that an
emerge -C is necessary at times during an upgrade and rebuild when package
dependencies are not perfect.

That said, having it configurable with the default being the current
operation seems flexible.

Todd