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On Sunday 02 May 2004 16:12, Thomas de Grenier de Latour wrote: |
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> The first time you update a config file with dispatch-conf, you |
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> will be prompt to accept the diff just like with etc-update. But |
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> the point is that it keeps backup (numbered files or RCS |
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> repository) of all files it updates, with both the vanilla |
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> versions and your own versions. So on the next updates, it has the |
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> information needed to know whether your config file is customized |
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> or not. |
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> So for instance the first time you update baselayout you have all |
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> the files to accept manually, and the second time only the |
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> modified one. |
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> It also does a three-part diff beetween old-vanilla, current and |
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> new-vanilla files, and thus the updates it suggests are already |
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> merged with your customisation when possible. Imho, that's really |
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> a smart tool, which only lacks cosmetic stuff like manpage or |
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> --pretend option. |
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Urgh ;-) Wouldn't it be better all round to just have Portage handle this |
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properly - where it has access to the CONTENTS file - rather than end up with |
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a second repository of installation information? |
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Shrugs, |
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Stu |
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