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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:28:27 -0600, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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>> I didn't pay attention to it as my scanner was already configured. |
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>> What it didn't tell me that the upgrade emptied my configuration file: |
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>> /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/brsanenetdevice4.cfg |
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>> It is not a Gentoo like behaviour. If there are any changes need to be |
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>> made it should be done via: cfgupdate etc. style; not just wipe the |
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>> configuration file. |
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> It was overwritten because that directory is not part of CONFIG_PROTECT, |
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> hardly surprising as that is not a standard configuration location. If |
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> the device can't be configured from a file in /etc the ebuild needs to |
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> back up the configuration before installing the new version, so file a |
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> bug with the overlay. |
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Couldn't that location be added in make.conf? As you pointed out, it |
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shouldn't be there but since it is, maybe protection can be added to |
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prevent future issues. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |