etc-update asks for confirmation (mv -i ?) for every file but for the last one, it overwrites w/o asking for confirmation: The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 3) /etc/portage/make.conf (1) 4) /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf (1) Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3, -5, -7 or -9 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i') (-7 to discard all updates) (-9 to discard all updates AND not use 'rm -i'): Showing differences between /etc/portage/make.conf and /etc/portage/._cfg0000_make.conf --- /etc/portage/make.conf 2013-05-26 11:23:24.585400201 +0000 +++ /etc/portage/._cfg0000_make.conf 2013-08-14 23:00:15.894593898 +0000 @@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ PHP_INI_VERSION="production" #source /var/lib/layman/make.conf + +# Set PORTDIR for backward compatibility with various tools: +# gentoo-bashcomp - bug #478444 +# euse - bug #474574 +# euses and ufed - bug #478318 +PORTDIR="/usr/portage" File: /etc/portage/._cfg0000_make.conf 1) Replace original with update 2) Delete update, keeping original as is 3) Interactively merge original with update 4) Show differences again 5) Save update as example config Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update): 1 Replacing /etc/portage/make.conf with /etc/portage/._cfg0000_make.conf mv: overwrite '/etc/portage/make.conf'? y The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 4) /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf (1) Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3, -5, -7 or -9 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i') (-7 to discard all updates) (-9 to discard all updates AND not use 'rm -i'): Showing differences between /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf and /etc/portage/repos.conf/._cfg0000_gentoo.conf --- /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 +++ /etc/portage/repos.conf/._cfg0000_gentoo.conf 2013-08-14 23:00:15.862593898 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +[DEFAULT] +main-repo = gentoo + +[gentoo] +location = /usr/portage +sync-type = rsync +sync-uri = rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage File: /etc/portage/repos.conf/._cfg0000_gentoo.conf 1) Replace original with update 2) Delete update, keeping original as is 3) Interactively merge original with update 4) Show differences again 5) Save update as example config Please select from the menu above (-1 to ignore this update): 1 Replacing /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf with /etc/portage/repos.conf/._cfg0000_gentoo.conf Exiting: Nothing left to do; exiting. :) Reproducible: Always
Created attachment 356058 [details] emerge --info
It looks like the issue may be that the parse_automode_flag function is called, which can remove -i from mv_opts, and then -i is never added back to mv_opts.
Am I the only one hitting this? No one else in CC? I've jut hit this again (twice) when setting up new boards running ~arm
No longer able to reproduce - closing as OBSOLETE
