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odocoileus
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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:37 pm Post subject: I wish the config files didnt need me |
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Can there not be a beter way to deal with the config files after emerging stuff? I am a real procrastinator, and these config file messages are messing up my inner peace. I mean look at what I see every time I emerge something:
| Code: | * Regenerating GNU info directory index...
* Processed 155 info files.
* IMPORTANT: 130 config files in /etc need updating.
* IMPORTANT: 7 config files in /usr/kde/3.3/share/config need updating.
* IMPORTANT: 9 config files in /usr/lib/X11/xkb need updating.
* Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. |
Like I will ever take the time to fix all that now. Jeesh. |
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bLaXe
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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146  How did you end up needing that many config files updating !?!? |
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ecosta
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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The idea behind this is to make sure Gentoo doesn't overwrite your config files. This is a safety net. You could run etc-update but I'd be carefull... you should really follow this up more often... or not update your packages so often 
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odocoileus
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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running /etc/update took it down to | Code: | * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
* IMPORTANT: 107 config files in /etc need updating.
* IMPORTANT: 6 config files in /usr/kde/3.3/share/config need updating.
* IMPORTANT: 9 config files in /usr/lib/X11/xkb need updating.
* Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files.
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before it needed interaction. Is it really impossible to model the logic needed to automate this process? |
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rev138
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| You might want to try dispatch-conf instead. |
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odocoileus
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm thinking more like where the most likely correct change is made, and the system has a confirm correctness dialog at the next login/reboot (or when applicable program is next used) |
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Q-collective
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Problem solved |
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