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Tod M. Neidt wrote: |
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> Hi! |
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> On Mon, 2002-03-11 at 11:48, Yannick Koehler wrote: |
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>>Guys, |
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>> not sure for anyone else but is init.d really need to be protected? I |
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>>mean does someone really change files in that directory (other than |
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>>adding or removing)? |
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> I suggest that you review 'emerge --help config' |
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> Summary: |
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> Protected directories are set with CONFIG_PROTECT= in /etc/make.conf |
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> (global setting is in /etc/make.globals). |
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> To override for a particular directory or subdirectory use |
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> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK= |
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> For example, |
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> CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc" |
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> to protect everything under /etc from getting automagically updated. |
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> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/init.d" |
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> if you want to allow stuff under /etc/init.d to be updated without |
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> review. |
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> Essentially all the functionality that you mention already exists. |
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> Also, as has already been mentioned, etc-update is your friend. |
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> Hope that helps, |
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> tod |
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Great, |
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at last, I have the answer I was looking for. I have not seen |
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etc-update because it's a package (gentoolkit) I didn't install because |
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I didn't need it. |
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Thanks |
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Yannick Koehler |
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