40990 – /etc/make.conf.example from portage

Bug 40990 - /etc/make.conf.example from portage

Summary: /etc/make.conf.example from portage

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2004-02-09 11:40 UTC by Peter Simons
Modified:	2005-01-22 19:02 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Peter Simons 2004-02-09 11:40:55 UTC

Shouldn't this file be located in /usr/share/portage or even /usr/share/doc/portage, rather than in /etc?

Comment 1 Peter Simons 2004-04-05 08:49:22 UTC

Huhu? Does anyone have an opinion about this?

Otherwise I'll just close the bug ... it's not exactly a really important thing anyway.

Comment 2 Radek Podgorny 2004-04-05 11:11:54 UTC

I vote for /usr/share/doc/portage.

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-04-05 15:32:26 UTC

yeah, /usr/share/doc/${PF}/

Comment 4 Peter Simons 2005-01-22 10:38:58 UTC

Is there any chance something will actually happen with this report? Or shall we just close it?

Comment 5 Radek Podgorny 2005-01-22 10:57:26 UTC

...yeah, just move the file and close the bug... ;-)

Comment 6 Jason Stubbs (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-01-22 19:02:13 UTC

# find /etc -iname '*example'
/etc/conf.d/net.example
/etc/conf.d/wireless.example
/etc/make.conf.example
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets.example
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets.example

You're asking for more of a policy change than fixing something with portage. I'm sure there were originally more .example files than that on my system, but I've deleted most of them. If you really have a problem with this, bring it up on the gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list.