Re: [gentoo-dev] auto updating untouched config files

[Mike Williams]

On Sunday 02 May 2004 13:17, Daniel Drake wrote:

> Are you sure? This exact thought had crossed my mind beforehand, and I
> noticed that, to use /etc/fstab as an example, a md5sum and creation
> date/time is stored in:
> /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.11/CONTENTS
>
> I don't have a great understanding of the portage db, so please point out
> if this is not helpful :)

But by the time you get to run etc-update you've got baselayout-1.8.12 (for 
example) installed, and 1.8.11 has been cleaned :)
Ideally the CONFIG_PROTECT code needs to check the md5 during the merge to the 
filesystem.

-- 
Mike Williams