Like in subject. It should be included like previously it was. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Upgrade from 0.11.8 to 0.12.4
No. Haven't you read the ewarn messages "sys-apps/openrc" displayed when you upgraded? ewarn "You have emerged OpenRc without network support. This" ewarn "means you need to SET UP a network manager such as" ewarn " net-misc/netifrc, net-misc/dhcpcd, net-misc/wicd," ewarn "net-misc/NetworkManager, or net-misc/badvpn." ewarn "Or, you have the option of emerging openrc with the newnet" ewarn "use flag and configuring /etc/conf.d/network and" ewarn "/etc/conf.d/staticroute if you only use static interfaces." Because you are asking for net.example you probably want "net-misc/netifrc" (the network from OpenRC 11.x (exception: you are using newnet). With the current "net-misc/netifrc-0.1", see "/usr/share/doc/netifrc-0.1/net.example.bz2".
As already being pointed out, the net.example file was moved into net-misc/netifrc package.
OK, those multiple information are really f.c.ed :-) What those four lines at the end of my net file really mean? can I reemerge openrc and still net file will exist? Can I really remove the comment? Why so insane idea of changing net file, I had to stop the puppet, reemerge openrc and ifnetrc to find the comment? config_enp0s2="10.0.0.254/24 192.168.1.80/24" routes_enp0s2="default via 192.168.1.1" modules_wlp0s4f0u4="!wireless" config_wlp0s4f0u4="10.0.1.254/24" modules_wlp0s4f0u40="!wireless" config_wlp0s4f0u40="10.0.2.254/24" config_ppp0=( "ppp" ) link_ppp0="/dev/ttyACM0" username_ppp0='orange' password_ppp0='orange' # no usepeerdns pppd_ppp0=" maxfail 25 debug defaultroute noipdefault ipcp-accept-remote ipcp-accept-local lcp-echo-interval 5 lcp-echo-failure 3 mtu 1500 mru 1500 novj nobsdcomp nodeflate novjccomp nopredictor1 nomagic persist lock 115200 modem crtscts" chat_ppp0=" 'ABORT' 'BUSY' 'ABORT' 'ERROR' 'ABORT' 'NO ANSWER' 'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER' 'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE' 'REPORT' 'CONNECT' '' 'AT+CGDCONT=1' 'OK' 'AT&F' 'OK' 'ATE1' 'OK' 'AT+CPIN?' 'OK' 'AT+COPS?' 'OK' 'AT+CSQ' 'OK' 'AT+CGDCONT=1,\\\"IP\\\",\\\"internet\\\"' 'OK' 'ATDT*99#' 'CONNECT' 'c' " # The network scripts are now part of net-misc/netifrc # In order to avoid sys-apps/openrc-0.12.4 from removing this file, this comment was # added; you can safely remove this comment. Please see # /usr/share/doc/netifrc*/README* for more information.
You should read more about logging in portage: http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage_log Again, this information was displayed within the emerge process. This is a common way to inform the user. If you use a configuration management tool like puppet it shouldn't be a problem for you to test everything on a test client where you read the elog (maybe you don't know app-portage/elogv). You could also configure the logging to mail you everything you are interested in. If you find redundant information (e.g. on every update you get the same message which was only useful when upgrading from x to y and now don't apply anymore, please feel free to fill a bug and make it blocking bug 440214. BTW: The comment was added to fix bug 481336. As the comment said, you can remove it. When /etc/conf.d/net was modified by the user, it shouldn't be removed by emerge. But now you should be warned and make a copy... just in case :)
Ok, now I see the reason (bug 481336). Copy is safe, but what a copy is worth when there is no net to laid the copy on disk, you know... EOT.
