After emerging devfsd-1.3.25-r2, emerge indicated I had 3 configuration files to update. None of the three files displayed any actuall differences when using etc-update. I'm wondering if there is a problem with the 'automatic merge of trivial changes' functionality. ================================================================================ * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. * IMPORTANT: 2 config files in /etc need updating. * IMPORTANT: 1 config files in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb need updating. * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. dragon root # 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/rstart/rstartd.real /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real 2) /etc/X11/xdm/chooser /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser 3) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number (-1 to exit): 1 Showing differences between /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real and /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real Files /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real and /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real differ 1) Replace original with update 2) Delete update, keeping original as is 3) Interactively merge original with update 4) Show differences again Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update): 1 Replacing /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real with /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real mv: overwrite `/etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real'? y The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 2) /etc/X11/xdm/chooser /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser 3) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number (-1 to exit): 2 Showing differences between /etc/X11/xdm/chooser and /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser Files /etc/X11/xdm/chooser and /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser differ 1) Replace original with update 2) Delete update, keeping original as is 3) Interactively merge original with update 4) Show differences again Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update): 1 Replacing /etc/X11/xdm/chooser with /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser mv: overwrite `/etc/X11/xdm/chooser'? y The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 3) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number (-1 to exit): 3 Showing differences between /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp Files /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp differ 1) Replace original with update 2) Delete update, keeping original as is 3) Interactively merge original with update 4) Show differences again Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update): 1 Replacing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp with /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/._cfg0000_xkbcomp mv: overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp'? y Exiting: No files to work on! dragon root # =========================================================================== ragon root # emerge info Portage 2.0.47-r8 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.2.2, glibc-2.3.2-r0) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.20 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP1500+ GENTOO_MIRRORS=" ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo http://212.219.56.162/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/ http://194.83.57.2/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/ http://194.83.57.3/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" USE="x86 oss 3dnow apm avi crypt cups encode gif jpeg gnome libg++ mikmod mmx mpeg ncurses nls pdflib png quicktime spell truetype xml2 xmms xv zlib gtkhtml alsa gdbm berkdb slang readline arts tetex bonobo svga ggi tcltk java guile mysql X sdl gpm tcpd pam libwww ssl perl python esd imlib oggvorbis gtk qt kde motif opengl mozilla cdr" COMPILER="gcc3" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-mcpu=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="-mcpu=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe" ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" MAKEOPTS="-j1" AUTOCLEAN="yes" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" FEATURES="sandbox ccache" dragon root # Reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce:
did you enable eu_automerge="yes" in /etc/etc-update.conf ?
the files are binary... liverbugg@alumiguin liverbugg $ file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped liverbugg@alumiguin liverbugg $ file /etc/X11/xdm/chooser /etc/X11/xdm/chooser: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped liverbugg@alumiguin liverbugg $ file /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped
Answer to comment #2: I didn't need to enable it. It is already configured that way. Comment regarding comment #3: I never checked the file type or contents. I assumed (DOH!!!!) that confiuration files / scripts would always be text. The implication here is that either these files should never have been picked up as 'config' files _or_ if they are indeed 'config' files of some type, then etc-update needs the ability to understand them and then present the differences. It's been my impression that the only binary 'config' files are some of the 'gnome' files in XML format with (or without) internal compression. I could (almost certainly) be wrong here though. :-)
I changed the summary to more accurately reflect the real issue. As I currently see it, the potential issues are: 1) Some packages may be using binary format files to hold configuration data. 2) 'etc-update' has no functionality for dealing with binary format configuration files in a rational manner. On a philisophical note, I am a firm believer in text only configuration files. This is one of the reasons I won't use gnome anymore. As far as binary format configuration files go, etc-update should probably do the following for now until a more rational and logical approach is defined: A) Old configuration files should be saved with a clear identify appended to the file name. I'd suggest something like $FILENAME.oldconf-####. B) The newly emerged configuration file should immediately go in it's place. C) The 'emerge' process should report a count of all _binary_ configuration files updated. In other words, 'emerge' should be expanded to treat and track binary config files differently than text config files. Rational: i) Thinking over all the 'config' files in the past which have had no differences displayed, it is my impression (not proved by any means) that most if not all binary configuration files are similar in nature to 'xkbcomp'. These are not config files that most users are likely to change. ii) I think it's reasonable to assume that most newer config files where security changes are an issue will most likely be more secure. Therefore, it is probably best to have more secure default behaviour and to make the user use the appropriate tool to change their respective application package config settings. Just my nickel's worth (inflation and all that)
The improvements in etc-update probably render this bug report moot. :-)
*** Bug 32927 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 47382 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
With the lastest gentoo, this bug is still relevant. Beginning of differences between /etc/X11/xdm/chooser and /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser Files /etc/X11/xdm/chooser and /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser differ End of differences between /etc/X11/xdm/chooser and /etc/X11/xdm/._cfg0000_chooser Beginning of differences between /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real and /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real Files /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real and /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real differ End of differences between /etc/X11/rstart/rstartd.real and /etc/X11/rstart/._cfg0000_rstartd.real Not very helpful output; both files are binary. Not sure this is really an etc-update bug; more likely the ebuilds/package fault.
I think this is a bug in diff (or even in bash) Diff put extra char on prompt diff -Bbua /etc/sound/events/gnobots2.soundlist /etc/sound/events/._cfg0000_gnobots2.soundlist The end of the output is weird : ---------------------- +description[uk]=
I think this is a bug in diff (or even in bash) Diff put extra char on prompt diff -Bbua /etc/sound/events/gnobots2.soundlist /etc/sound/events/._cfg0000_gnobots2.soundlist The end of the output is weird : ---------------------- +description[uk]=Ð ÑÐ²ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð·Ð°Ð²ÐµÑÑено description[vi]=Mức hoà n thà nh description[zh_CN]=æ¬å±å®æ description[zh_TW]=éé itchy-scratchy root # 1;2c ---------------------- My diffutils vervion is sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.4-r4
Bug is mostly useless. We are not going to display source dumps of application binaries. Non-ascii text in files is another issue.
I don't think this is a bug with etc-update. I think this is a limitation of diff. I had this problem when I last updated xorg-x11. I used dispatch-conf and noticed one of the updated files was different but I wasn't able to see the differences. I used the new files and ended with a not working windows key. At the time of the emerge, I didn't know the file was binary. Only when I went to my dispatch-conf config arquive and got to see the previous version of the file I understood the problem. A diff between the new file and the previous version only outputs something like "the files differ". That's why I say it's a limitation (not a bug) with diff. BTW, I replaced the new file by the previous file and my keyboard is working again.
*** Bug 112093 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 123455 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
