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From: Marius Mauch <genone@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Adding /etc/udev/rules.d/ to CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:07:30
Message-Id: 20070831154945.d3eb29e4.genone@gentoo.org
1 On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:12:52 +0300
2 Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > Matthias Schwarzott kirjoitti:
5 > > On Freitag, 31. August 2007, Matthias Schwarzott wrote:
6 > >> Hi there!
7 > >>
8 > >> What do you think about adding /etc/udev/rules.d/ to
9 > >> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK. This will no longer bother the user with
10 > >> updating these files. Thus it will reduce the number of bugs
11 > >> triggered by forgotten config-file updates.
12 > >>
13 > >> If user needs home-brewn rules he is requested to add own files,
14 > >> and not use the already existing ones.
15 > >>
16 > >
17 > > Only problem I see: What to do with people having custom
18 > > modifications inside the default rules-files?
19 > >
20 > > Matthias
21 > >
22 > >
23 >
24 > Can they add /etc/udev/rules.d back to CONFIG_PROTECT in make.conf?
25
26 No, that wouldn't work. However they could add '-/etc/udev/rules.d' to
27 CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK or add individual files to CONFIG_PROTECT.
28
29 Marius
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