Apparently, though unproven, at 16:57 on Wednesday 01 June 2011, David W Noon did opine thusly:
> We agree on the usefulness of a purge-like option but not on the > > >desirability or otherwise of the current default behaviour > > I called it an "annoyance". Having to clean up obsolete configuration > files is just that, unless you can offer a better term. Sounds like you want a --really-all suboption to -C You could submit a feature request at b.g.o. but I feel the odds of getting it implemented (or even a working patch accepted at all) are rather low. Your suggestion runs counter to the general philosophy that runs through Gentoo. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
