On Thursday 11 February 2010 22:09:28 Mark Knecht wrote: > Can someone comment on why I do or do not want to include config files > when making quickpkg files? > > Seems like there is the issue of hand edits being saved which would be > a good reason to keep them. I'm not overly worried about someone > stealing them and getting access to settings, but I can see that might > be a good reason not to. > > If I don't save them and then after a crash want to use binary > packages to get a machine running quickly it seems like I'd want to > include everything I could. > > What would the more experienced user do for the single-user desktop type > user?
The config of the package you quickpkg'ed likely works. emerge -k is most often used to revert your own mistakes, so you want the thing to work. Your latest configs are suspect, why insist they take priority? You can always rename them to <name>.bak if you think they might get nuked. Why do you care if someone steals your quickpkgs? Put them in a directory owned by root, they are then as safe as your stuff in /etc. To get to the tarballs, they must get to a place where they can just read the originals.... -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
