Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Dimitrios Apostolou
On Mon, 11 Jan 2010, Aaron Griffin wrote: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome to do what we don't intend, but you need to control whether of not pacman mucks with those

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Xavier
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Dimitrios Apostolou ji...@gmx.net wrote: On Mon, 11 Jan 2010, Aaron Griffin wrote: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome to do what we

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 13.01.2010 00:34, schrieb Dimitrios Apostolou: Since I've been bitten by this, how can I know if the file I modified is goint to be overwritten or not, *before* it actually happens? And even if it is, a .pacsave wouldn't hurt anyone, if I remember correctly (it's been some time) I had

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Jim Pryor
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 01:34:52AM +0200, Dimitrios Apostolou wrote: Since I've been bitten by this, how can I know if the file I modified is goint to be overwritten or not, *before* it actually happens? pacman -Qo $file will tell you what package installed $file. find /var/abs

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 13.01.2010 00:34, schrieb Dimitrios Apostolou: Since I've been bitten by this, how can I know if the file I modified is goint to be overwritten or not, *before* it actually happens? And even if it is, a .pacsave

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Jim Pryor
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 05:50:47PM -0600, Aaron Griffin wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: pacman -Qii is your friend. This. pacman -Qii dcron will show you all the backup files that pacman will take care of. Very nice. When did you guys do

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Jim Pryor
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 08:41:47PM -0600, Dan McGee wrote: Very nice. When did you guys do that? Forever? It is in the initial git import from 2005, which is the beginnings of pacman 3.X: http://projects.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/src/pacman/package.c?id=d04ba#n85 Just shows: read a

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Dan McGee
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Jim Pryor lists+arch-gene...@jimpryor.net wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 08:41:47PM -0600, Dan McGee wrote: Very nice. When did you guys do that? Forever? It is in the initial git import from 2005, which is the beginnings of pacman 3.X:

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-12 Thread Ng Oon-Ee
On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 21:06 -0600, Dan McGee wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Jim Pryor lists+arch-gene...@jimpryor.net wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 08:41:47PM -0600, Dan McGee wrote: Very nice. When did you guys do that? Forever? It is in the initial git import from 2005,

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Jim Pryor
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:36:55AM -0500, Eric Bélanger wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Paul Mattal p...@mattal.com wrote: On 01/06/2010 01:09 AM, Paul Mattal wrote: I've just placed dcron 4.2 into [testing]. This is a major update to dcron, under a new maintainer (who is an Arch

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Jim Pryor lists+arch-gene...@jimpryor.net wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:36:55AM -0500, Eric Bélanger wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Paul Mattal p...@mattal.com wrote: On 01/06/2010 01:09 AM, Paul Mattal wrote: I've just placed dcron 4.2 into

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Daenyth Blank
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 13:38, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome to do what we don't intend, but you need to control

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Loui Chang
On Mon 11 Jan 2010 13:54 -0500, Daenyth Blank wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 13:38, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 11.01.2010 19:38, schrieb Aaron Griffin: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome to do what we don't intend, but you need to control whether of not pacman mucks with

Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dcron 4.2

2010-01-11 Thread Dan McGee
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 11.01.2010 19:38, schrieb Aaron Griffin: If you modify it, you should add it to the NoUpgrade line in /etc/pacman.conf. The backup array is for what we INTEND to be modified. Users are more than welcome to do what