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From: Jeff Kowing <jeffrey.d.kowing@××××.gov>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] auto feature for etc-update
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:01:40
Message-Id: 15926.46284.212076.41347@igor.jsc.nasa.gov
1 Having seen my name mentioned in the bright lights of GWN concerning
2 this thread about managing config files:
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4 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/6702
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6 I was inspired to add an auto update feature to etc-update. It works
7 by saving md5sums before you do a big emerge. After a big emerge, it
8 uses those md5sums to determine which config files you have personally
9 modified. Those you have never modified will be auto updated.
10
11 If you are interested or just want to laugh at my shell programming
12 abilities, see my submission of it to Bugzilla:
13 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14666
14
15 Did I mention I love gentoo!
16 --
17 Jeff Kowing
18 jeffrey.d.kowing@××××.gov
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Re: [gentoo-dev] auto feature for etc-update Nicholas Hockey <tilt@××××××××××.net>
[gentoo-dev] Re: auto feature for etc-update Thomas de Grenier de Latour <degrenier@×××××××××××.fr>