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haimat
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 Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2002 11:51 am Post subject: updating "big" packages |
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Hi all,
it's no problem updating things like for example "bash". But what happens, if I do an update for let's say "apache" or "sendmail"? I mean, what happens to my config files etc.? Can I handle all configs for those big packages with "etc-update"? What experiences do you have?
2nd question (a short one): What's the difference between updating a package with "emerge <ebuild>" and "emerge -u <ebuild>"? I think I get the same result ...
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garo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2002 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I never had problems with updating (for example) kde. But I update my config files manual. |
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rac
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Joined: 30 May 2002
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Location: Japanifornia
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2002 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: updating "big" packages |
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| haimat wrote: | | what happens, if I do an update for let's say "apache" or "sendmail"? I mean, what happens to my config files etc.? Can I handle all configs for those big packages with "etc-update"? |
On all directories protected by CONFIG_PROTECT (/etc is one by default), your config files will not be overwritten. You will need to update the config files using whatever method you like. etc-update is good. It can be augmented by Naan Yaar's Updating unmodified config files automatically. I have never encountered any technical limits of etc-update, even when updating things like apache and sendmail, if that's what you're worried about.
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