Bug in portage? Changes written to wrong file.

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52midnight · Post by **52midnight** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:12 am

After emerging terminator and creating a file in /package.use/ I tried emerging calibre, to be met with a long list of changes. I accepted the default to write them to the USE file, but they got written to a config-change file 'cfg00001-terminator'.

I renamed this 'terminator-should-be-calibre' and then tried emerging sigil. Same thing - long list of changes, accepted the default, but this time they got written to 'terminator-should-be-calibre'.

Has anyone else struck this behaviour?

Post by Hu » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:33 am

What file do you think they should be written to?

52midnight · Post by **52midnight** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:43 am

If I'm emerging sigil, either to /package.use/sigil or /package.use/_cfg0001-sigil

Irre · Post by **Irre** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:32 am

Did you run "etc-update" ?

52midnight · Post by **52midnight** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:52 am

No, wasn't aware the command existed. Machine busy, will post back tomorrow - +12hrs . Thanks.

xaviermiller · Post by **xaviermiller** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:24 am

Hi!,

One auto-stuff features create package.use infos, writing the latest file in lexicographical order.
Try to create a zzzPleaseUpdateMe and watch

52midnight · Post by **52midnight** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:15 pm

> writing the latest file in lexicographical order.

Yes, that's what appears to be happening. When it updates a file I created and named 'terminator-should-be-calibre' so that it wouldn't know about it, something's amiss!

Post by Hu » Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:38 am

By design, it knows about all files in that directory. You can name them whatever you like, and they will be combined in lexicographic order.

52midnight · Post by **52midnight** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:02 am

It does seems to be selecting the latest in the lex order, as xaviermiller suggested.