On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:23:19 +0200
Jeroen Roovers <j...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> I have converted all my systems to baselayout-2/openrc now, and on all
> of them, the very /last/ message shown after the emerge run is that
> "[x] important configuration files [in /etc]" need to be updated.
>
> I would think that Gentoo users are already primed to this message and
> that they would respond accordingly. Even when it's dozens of packages
> you have updated, this message should stand out, because it's
> basically the first one you read scrolling back up.
Adding to that, the appropriate response is to not file a bug report or
complain otherwise, but to bow your head in shame, bring the system up
with some kind of boot medium and chroot in to run your favourite /etc
updating tool, then reboot cleanly and be running again.
jer
