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From: Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:32:59
Message-Id: 20110601200115.GI20163@ns1.bonedaddy.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files by David W Noon
1 * David W Noon <dwnoon@××××××××.com> [110601 14:41]:
2 > On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:20:02 +0200, Todd Goodman wrote about Re:
3 > [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files:
4 >
5 > >What you seem to ignore or miss in the discussion is that an
6 > >emerge -C is necessary at times during an upgrade and rebuild when
7 > >package dependencies are not perfect.
8 >
9 > See my follow-up to Volker Armin Hemmann on this.
10 > --
11 > Regards,
12 >
13 > Dave [RLU #314465]
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15 > dwnoon@××××××××.com (David W Noon)
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18 It's not a rare situation as you imply in that followup and
19 copying off/backing up and then restoring is a lot of busywork and
20 fraught with risk when the current situation works just fine, thank you
21 very much.
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23 If the current situation is unacceptable to you, why not create a patch
24 and work to get it approved?
25
26 Please make it optional with the default being the existing behavior.
27
28 Todd

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Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>