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On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:23:50 -0400, gottlieb@×××.edu wrote: |
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> >> So I reinstalled cups but /etc/cups/cupd.conf was not changed and |
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> >> still has its old date and contents. The merge looks clean (output |
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> >> below) |
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> > /etc/ is CONFIG_PROTECTed. |
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> This part I knew, but would have expected to hear that config files |
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> have new versions |
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You would if upgrading. But you are reinstalling the same version so |
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portage assumes you have already dealt with any config updates and don't |
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want to be bothered again. |
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Remember when we had to go through loads of updates over again when |
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revdep-rebuild rebuilt a package with lots of config files. This avoids |
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that behaviour, --noconfmem brings it back. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Biology is the only science in which multiplication means the same thing |
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as division. |
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