[arch-dev-public] [signoff] bash 3.2.033-2 and filesystem 2007.11-6

[Jan de Groot]

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> Van: arch-dev-public-bounces at archlinux.org [mailto:arch-dev-public-
> bounces at archlinux.org] Namens Dan McGee
> Verzonden: woensdag 30 januari 2008 15:08
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> Onderwerp: Re: [arch-dev-public] [signoff] bash 3.2.033-2 and
> filesystem 2007.11-6
> 
> >
> > http://archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2008-January/016696.html
> > Should we consider /etc/issue not being in backup array as a bug?
> > Or this file should be added to NoUpgrade by user?
> 
> I see no reason why this should be backed up. There is nothing there
> for the user to modify in a normal situation, and I guess 99% of users
> would want it overwritten. Seems like a good NoUpgrade candidate to
> me.

As it is in /etc, it is a configuration file. As 99% of the users don't change it, 99% of those users won't see a .pacnew file whenever we change the file. For the 1% of the users that changes the configuration file, this file should be in backup.