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On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 10:19:28PM +0100, Geert Bevin wrote: |
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> There is one additional feature I'd appreciate very much personally. |
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> Currently if th file exists, the ._cfg file is created. Imho it would be |
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> nice if an additional check would be performed first to see if it has |
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> been modified by the user. If it hasn't, it can be overwritten without |
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> problems. Now when I'm diffing after installing a new baselayout I spend |
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> a lot of time on files I've never even touched. |
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The way we do it now is a policy decision. We simply do not want config |
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files to change without the admin knowing about it. Assuming that an |
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untouched file is "fair game" is still an assumption -- one that could |
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very easily be wrong. |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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