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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:50:45
Message-Id: 1d9c03fd-bb80-04b4-b330-b124b44bcea2@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders by Neil Bothwick
1 On 03/22/2018 10:41 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote:
3 >
4 >>> It was overwritten because that directory is not part of
5 >>> CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard
6 >>> configuration location. If the device can't be configured from a file
7 >>> in /etc the ebuild needs to back up the configuration before
8 >>> installing the new version, so file a bug with the overlay.
9 >
10 >> Couldn't that location be added in make.conf?  As you pointed out, it
11 >> shouldn't be there but since it is, maybe protection can be added to
12 >> prevent future issues. 
13 >
14 > I imagine that would prevent the new driver being installed too. The
15 > problem appears to stem from having the binary and configuration file in
16 > the same directory.
17
18 I've already notified Chris gentoo@××××××××××.de (I think he maintains it).
19
20 Is it possible to protect a single file via make.conf ?
21 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/brsanenetdevice4.cfg
22
23 --
24 Thelma

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