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From: gottlieb@×××.edu
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing cups
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:24:07
Message-Id: 87fvt4p7fd.fsf@nyu.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing cups by Neil Bothwick
1 On Mon, Sep 16 2013, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2
3 > On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:28:05 -0400, gottlieb@×××.edu wrote:
4 >
5 >> So I reinstalled cups but /etc/cups/cupd.conf was not changed and still
6 >> has its old date and contents. The merge looks clean (output below)
7 >
8 > /etc/ is CONFIG_PROTECTed.
9
10 This part I knew, but would have expected to hear that config files
11 have new versions
12
13 > Also, portage knows if you are reinstalling the same version of the
14 > same package and does not try to update the configs again.
15
16 That is what I missed.
17
18 > To change this, run the emerge with --noconfmem and then run *-update.
19
20 Works perfectly.
21 thanks,
22 allan

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Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing cups Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>