On Mon, 30 May 2011 19:05:10 +0100, David W Noon wrote: > >> Just because a configuration file is not associated with a Portage > >> package [any more] does not necessarily mean it is redundant. > > > >No, but it indicates the file warrants a closer look as it may be > >orphaned. qfile is my tool of choice for this, it only list files and > >deletes nothing. > > Indeed, I would be very wary of any tool that automatically deleted a > configuration file without backing it up. > > The only algorithmic approach with which I would feel comfortable would > be if the file were checked against the previous contents of a package > and found present, but has disappeared from the new contents of that > same package. Even then, I would want manual confirmation.
That omits the most common cause of orphaned files, that the package owning it has been unmerged. -- Neil Bothwick A friend in need may turn out to be a nuisance.
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