On Tue, Sep 17 2013, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:23:50 -0400, gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: > >> >> So I reinstalled cups but /etc/cups/cupd.conf was not changed and >> >> still has its old date and contents. The merge looks clean (output >> >> below) >> > >> > /etc/ is CONFIG_PROTECTed. >> >> This part I knew, but would have expected to hear that config files >> have new versions > > You would if upgrading. But you are reinstalling the same version so > portage assumes you have already dealt with any config updates and don't > want to be bothered again. > > Remember when we had to go through loads of updates over again when > revdep-rebuild rebuilt a package with lots of config files. This avoids > that behaviour, --noconfmem brings it back.
Understood. Thanks for the explanation. allan
