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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@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 18:05:31
Message-Id: 200708311014.43550.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Adding /etc/udev/rules.d/ to CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK by Marius Mauch
1 On Friday 31 August 2007, Marius Mauch wrote:
2 > Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@g.o> wrote:
3 > > Matthias Schwarzott kirjoitti:
4 > > > On Freitag, 31. August 2007, Matthias Schwarzott wrote:
5 > > >> Hi there!
6 > > >>
7 > > >> What do you think about adding /etc/udev/rules.d/ to
8 > > >> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK. This will no longer bother the user with
9 > > >> updating these files. Thus it will reduce the number of bugs
10 > > >> triggered by forgotten config-file updates.
11 > > >>
12 > > >> If user needs home-brewn rules he is requested to add own files,
13 > > >> and not use the already existing ones.
14 > > >
15 > > > Only problem I see: What to do with people having custom
16 > > > modifications inside the default rules-files?
17 > >
18 > > Can they add /etc/udev/rules.d back to CONFIG_PROTECT in make.conf?
19 >
20 > No, that wouldn't work. However they could add '-/etc/udev/rules.d' to
21 > CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK or add individual files to CONFIG_PROTECT.
22
23 either solution sucks
24
25 the question is, should people be modifying the default rules ? is there
26 something in the default rules file that they cant accomplish in a sep rules
27 file ? if so, then the dir cant be masked ...
28 -mike

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Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Adding /etc/udev/rules.d/ to CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK Tobias Klausmann <klausman@××××××××××××.de>