Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread thelma
On 03/22/2018 12:25 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:11:05 -0500, R0b0t1 wrote: > >>> Is there a way to add custom notes reminders during emerge or after? >>> >> >> What kind of reminders? Perhaps we could have a developer add some >> encouraging messages to various packages, or

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:11:05 -0500, R0b0t1 wrote: > > Is there a way to add custom notes reminders during emerge or after? > > > > What kind of reminders? Perhaps we could have a developer add some > encouraging messages to various packages, or maybe some news items? I > know I could use some e

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread thelma
On 03/22/2018 11:11 AM, R0b0t1 wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 10:28 AM, wrote: >> Is there a way to add custom notes reminders during emerge or after? >> > > What kind of reminders? Perhaps we could have a developer add some > encouraging messages to various packages, or maybe some news items?

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Dale
the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/22/2018 10:51 AM, Dale wrote: >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote: >>> > It was overwritten because that directory is not part of > CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard > configuration lo

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread R0b0t1
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 10:28 AM, wrote: > Is there a way to add custom notes reminders during emerge or after? > What kind of reminders? Perhaps we could have a developer add some encouraging messages to various packages, or maybe some news items? I know I could use some encouragement. I could

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread thelma
On 03/22/2018 10:51 AM, Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote: >> It was overwritten because that directory is not part of CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard configuration location. If the device can't be configu

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:50:44 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> Couldn't that location be added in make.conf?  As you pointed out, it > >> shouldn't be there but since it is, maybe protection can be added to > >> prevent future issues.  > > > > I imagine that would prevent the new driver

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> It was overwritten because that directory is not part of >>> CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard >>> configuration location. If the device can't be configured from a file >>> in /etc the ebuild need

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread thelma
On 03/22/2018 10:41 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> It was overwritten because that directory is not part of >>> CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard >>> configuration location. If the device can't be configured from a file >>

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:36:37 -0500, Dale wrote: > > It was overwritten because that directory is not part of > > CONFIG_PROTECT, hardly surprising as that is not a standard > > configuration location. If the device can't be configured from a file > > in /etc the ebuild needs to back up the configu

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:28:27 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> I didn't pay attention to it as my scanner was already configured. >> What it didn't tell me that the upgrade emptied my configuration file: >> /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/brsanenetdevice4.cfg >> >> It is

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:28:27 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I didn't pay attention to it as my scanner was already configured. > What it didn't tell me that the upgrade emptied my configuration file: > /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/brsanenetdevice4.cfg > > It is not a Gentoo like behaviour

[gentoo-user] emerge custom notes reminders

2018-03-22 Thread thelma
Is there a way to add custom notes reminders during emerge or after? I've upgraded the bin scanner package (from overlay): brother-scan4-bin-0.4.4-r4 and I receive an email note from emerge: LOG: postinst You may need to be in the scanner or plugdev group in order to use the scanner To add a