Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Kent Jantz
Ok, I will do that. I'm just worried that this is going to be a reoccurring problem in which case I guess I'm screwed. Thanks, Kent On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:48:38 -0800 Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 02:43:14PM -0700, Kent Jantz wrote: > > It doesn't appear to have cha

Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Kent Jantz
Ok, I will do that. I'm just worried that this is going to be a reoccurring problem in which case I guess I'm screwed. Thanks, Kent On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:48:38 -0800 Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 02:43:14PM -0700, Kent Jantz wrote: > > It doesn't appear to have cha

Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Norberto BENSA
On Tuesday 01 April 2003 06:43 pm, Kent Jantz wrote: > It doesn't appear to have changed but that file had "garbage" in it before > I changed it: > The "garbage" as you refer to it, is foreing language; not everyone speaks English you know > [__section_info__] > description=Mailcheck > descr

Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Alan
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 02:43:14PM -0700, Kent Jantz wrote: > It doesn't appear to have changed but that file had "garbage" in it before I changed > it: > [snip] > > In any event if the above were the norm it doesn't explain why etc-update gets an > error and quits before any changes are made.

Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Kent Jantz
It doesn't appear to have changed but that file had "garbage" in it before I changed it: [__section_info__] description=Mailcheck description[ar]=Ù^Áحص اÙ^ÄبرÙ^Êد description[be]=Ð^ßÑ^ÀавеÑ^Àка поÑ^ÈÑ^ÂÑ^Ë description[bg]=Ð^ßÑ^ÀовеÑ^Àка на поÑ^ÉаÑ^Âа description[ca]=Avís

Re: [gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Alan
> Replace the question marks with garbage. This is actually better then when I tried > to update other selections with etc-update, all I get with those is a display full > of garbage characters and then the xterm window locks up on Me. I guess I should be > happy etc-update terminated before it

[gentoo-user] etc-update problem

2003-04-01 Thread Kent Jantz
Look at this: bash-2.05b# etc-update Scanning Configuration files... The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/X11/serverconfig/.directory /etc/X11/serverconfig/._cfg_.directory 2) /etc/X11/start