gentoo stage 2 question

[Tom Jandl]

On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 17:09, Collins Richey wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:26:46 -0400 (EDT)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> > 
> > >>> No outdated packages were found on your system.
> >  * Regenerating GNU info directory index...
> >  * Processed 49 info files: 1 errors; run with emerge --verbose to
> >  view
> > errors.
> >  * IMPORTANT: 1 config files in /etc need updating.
> >  * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files.
> > 
> > I see no errors in /var/log/emerge.log
> 
> Every time I see this error, it is totally benign, and it goes away
> after some later emerges.  You could search on gentoo forums or the
> gentoo-user list archive, if you want to know more.
> 
> You do need to run etc-update to enable the 1 config file or modify your
> existing config file. Gentoo does not directly update config files in
> /etc and some other directories, which is a pretty good idea, because
> occasionally they offer to update fstab, etc., which would not be
> pretty.
> 
> You should be ready to roll with X, etc., etc.
The info file error is insignificant, been getting the same here at
times. Be careful of the "automated" update of etc-update, I totally
horked one of my systems with it. Now I run a backup copy of /etc
*before* (& if) I run it. Once bitten, twice shy. Usually I manually
update the files so I know exactly what is being changed. Don't know
what backfired, hope it was a once in a lifetime experience. Best of
luck to you & your new Gentoo system, Lonni!

-- 
Tom Jandl

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