Bug 634226

Summary:	sys-apps/portage: downgrading package overwrites config files
Product:	Portage Development	Reporter:	farmboy0
Component:	Core	Assignee:	Portage team <dev-portage>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---
Severity:	critical	CC:	tsmksubc
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description farmboy0 2017-10-14 09:49:02 UTC

I recently had to downgrade sddm because of bug 633920.
After I did my /etc/sddm.conf was replaced by the default config shipped with the package.
No etc-update.
Just downgrade and the config gets overwritten.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install sddm-0.16.0
2. Make changes to /etc/sddm.conf
3. Mask sddm-0.16.0
4. Re-emerge sddm
Actual Results:  
The config gets replaced by the default one.

Expected Results:  
I can use etc-update to manage the diff between configs.

Comment 1 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2017-10-14 20:01:31 UTC

Maybe a duplicate of bug 464662?