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* Phil Richards (news@××××××××××××××××××××.uk) wrote: |
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> I raised bug http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56664 |
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> after a cron job was left behind in /etc/cron.daily following |
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> an unmerge. I basically agree with the conclusion (WONTFIX) |
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> but it got me thinking: |
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> |
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> Should portage have a "should be deleted" marker for CONFIG_PROTECTed |
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> files? |
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> It seems odd that there is no indication left behind for |
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> etc-update (or dispatch-conf) that a config file has been removed. |
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> These tools could then offer deletion (or even auto-delete if |
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> the file is known to be the one that got installed). |
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> |
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> Is there a show-stopper that makes such functionality a "bad thing"? |
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> i.e., have I missed something? |
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This would be a great feature. I think that Gentoo has a great |
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configuration management approach (well, better than any other distro |
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I've tried), but this would make a nice addition. |
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Alan Schmitt |
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-- |
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The hacker: someone who figured things out and made something cool happen. |
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.O. |
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..O |
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OOO |
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