Well, I don't think it's that simple, I'm afraid. I should have been more precise in my initial post (my bad).
Most config files are protected as they should be by the config-protect functionality and I have all the usual hassle with the etc-update routine. Except for the make.conf (as far as I've been able to determine). I've even tried to mark it read only, but to no avail. Harebrafolk Jimmy On Tuesday 13 January 2004 20.27, Collins Richey wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:53:45 +0100 > > Jimmy Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been using gentoo for a while now. Every time I have updated > > baselayout it has overwritten the make.conf file automatically with a > > default file. I've tried protecting it but to no avail. > > > > Is this as it should be? > > No, it's not. You will need to scan the documentation at > www.gentoo.org, or maybe someone else will respond. You apparently have > the option config-protect=none (not sure the exact syntax). This should > have been reset after installation. > > Normally, gentoo does not apply updates to /etc (and a few other > directories) automatically. You have to run etc-update when instructed > to, and you will be asked to confirm each file change. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
