On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 12:03, Paul de Vrieze wrote: > On Tuesday 04 November 2003 08:08, Troy Dack wrote: > > On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 17:31, Jesper Fruergaard Andersen wrote: > > > > 1) Eliminate /etc/issue and rename it if it must be added to the system > > > > > > 2) Have the option to say that I don't want this config file from package > > > xxx or any config file from package xxx. It is annoying to have > > > configuration files from a package that you know how to configure > > > yourself and maybe have changed a lot put on the system every time you > > > update. Yes, you can just delete them, but it is still annoying. > > > > I think that would introduce far too much overhead into portage. > > What about a variable INSTALL mask that would mask all files that cannot be > installed. (/etc/fstab is a good example too) >
Use dispatch-conf - it keeps a record what you want to do, and should not bother you again if it is not something major. -- Martin Schlemmer Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer Cape Town, South Africa
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