etc-15.0-x86_64-15 , Is there really a GOOD purpose for this ... ?

Having just had this update my -current system ...

Code:head -10 /var/log/packages/etc-15.0-x86_64-15
PACKAGE NAME: etc-15.0-x86_64-15
COMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE: 28K
UNCOMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE: 130K
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./etc-15.0-x86_64-15.txz
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
etc: etc (system configuration files)
etc:
etc: System configuration files. The /etc directory is traditionally the
etc: location where configuration files are found.
etc:
... snip ...Shouldn't the appropriate packages be installing these files ...

Code:# grep '\.new' /var/log/packages/etc-15.0-x86_64-15
etc/HOSTNAME.new
etc/csh.login.new
etc/group.new
etc/gshadow.new
etc/hosts.new
etc/inputrc.new
etc/issue.net.new
etc/issue.new
etc/ld.so.conf.new
etc/motd.new
etc/mtab.new
etc/networks.new
etc/nsswitch.conf.new
etc/passwd.new
etc/printcap.new
etc/profile.d/lang.csh.new
etc/profile.d/lang.sh.new
etc/profile.d/z-dot-in-non-root-path.csh.new
etc/profile.d/z-dot-in-non-root-path.sh.new
etc/profile.new
etc/securetty.new
etc/services.new
etc/shadow.new
etc/shells.new
var/log/lastlog.new
var/log/wtmp.new
var/run/utmp.newI really don't see a reason for the var/log/* stuff . As again they are (iirc) dynamically created by syslog as configured in etc/syslog.conf and login/friends .

Especially when ...

Code:# grep '\.new' /var/log/packages/etc-15.0-x86_64-15 | sed -e's\^\/\' | xargs ls -alrt
ls: cannot access '/etc/HOSTNAME.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/csh.login.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/hosts.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/inputrc.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/issue.net.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/issue.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/ld.so.conf.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/motd.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/mtab.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/networks.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/nsswitch.conf.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/printcap.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/profile.d/lang.csh.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/profile.d/lang.sh.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/profile.d/z-dot-in-non-root-path.csh.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/profile.d/z-dot-in-non-root-path.sh.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/securetty.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/services.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/etc/shells.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/var/log/lastlog.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/var/log/wtmp.new': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/var/run/utmp.new': No such file or directory
-rw-r----- 1 root shadow 0 Apr 7 2000 /etc/gshadow.new
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2620 Aug 30 10:05 /etc/profile.new
-rw-r----- 1 root shadow 704 Aug 30 10:18 /etc/shadow.new
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1620 Aug 30 10:18 /etc/passwd.new
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 787 Aug 30 10:18 /etc/group.new