diff --exclude-from=/home/dang/.scripts/diffrc -up -ruN logrotate-3.7.7.orig/config.c logrotate-3.7.7/config.c --- logrotate-3.7.7.orig/config.c 2008-05-09 03:28:59.000000000 -0400 +++ logrotate-3.7.7/config.c 2008-12-23 11:11:18.000000000 -0500 @@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ static int checkFile(const char *fname) if (fname[0] == '.' && (!fname[1] || (fname[1] == '.' && !fname[2]))) return 0; + /* Don't include 'hidden' files either; this breaks Gentoo + portage config file management http://bugs.gentoo.org/87683 */ + if (fname[0] == '.') + return 0; + /* Check if fname is ending in a taboo-extension; if so, return false */ for (i = 0; i < tabooCount; i++) { snprintf(pattern, sizeof(pattern), "*%s", tabooExts[i]);