[arch-general] Why was wpa_supplicant.conf renamed wpa_supplicant.conf.pacsav??

[Eli Schwartz]

On 12/18/2016 04:16 PM, Leonid Isaev wrote:
> Update messages are hard to see if they scroll past quickly, or when updating
> via scripts. On the other hand, pacman.log contains "warning:" lines that show
> which files were renamed. And why do you believe that logs are only useful
> post-mortem?

Now, *there's* a simple fix. Don't do automatic updates via scripts.

Part of Arch's design is that users should keep an eye on what the
package manager does and heed any messages it gives. If the output
scrolls past quickly, a post-install message would get lost too, and
let's not even get into how bad an idea scripted updates are!

There is no change needed. This particular file is no different from all
the many many many other files and pacman messages in general that have
been *the responsibility of the user* to read end-of-story, since time
immemorial.

-- 
Eli Schwartz

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