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On 21:55 Wed 27 Oct , Ed Grimm wrote: |
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> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 LinuxGuy@×××.net wrote: |
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> > Hi there, i've been putting in alot of work on dispatch-conf lately, |
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> > adding features i personally need, and features that it should have. I |
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> > have a new version of dispatch-conf posted at bug: |
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> > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68618 |
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> > i believe it will solve one of your major problems with dispatch-conf as |
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> > i have added a new option called "config file freezing" which allows you |
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> > to specify config files you never want to be overwritten, like |
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> > /etc/fstab /etc/password and /etc/group and so on. instead it will take |
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> > the new files that portage tries to pass out and apply them to rcs (or |
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> > archive them through whatever meathod you are using). I'm also taking |
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> > suggestions on features to be added, so if you, or anyone else feels |
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> > there are other features that should be added email me about it and |
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> > we'll talk about what/how should be added. |
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> This does sound promising. Note that I cannot fathom any reason why I'd |
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> want Gentoo's suggested updates archived into RCS for frozen files, |
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> unless they were not placed on the main branch - I use RCS to track my |
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> own changes, and I don't appreciate <censored>. |
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> Ed |
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A good point i suppose, my reasoning for adding the new files to rcs was |
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in case there were important changes in the new gentoo files that you |
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needed, though i suppose those files can be grabbed by recompiling, |
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however if it's a large app that can be a bit of a hassle. perhaps the |
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new configs for frozen files should be added to a different archive? or |
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perhaps to another file? filefoo_frozen or something? i'd like to hear |
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what others think about the issue. |
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also, several new features have been added as well, all command line |
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options. -c for "clobberall" which will overwrite all config files that |
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are not frozen without asking you anything. -p for "pretend" which will |
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display all files to be updated (with purdy colors {trying to mimic the |
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merge look}, frozen in blue, others in green). -a for "ask", like emerge |
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ask, and -f for "force" which will force all files to update even if |
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frozen. |
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more detailed explainations, along with the file for your testing |
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enjoyment are here: |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68618 |
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another feature i was thinking of adding was a simple command line based |
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way to add/subtract frozen files, like euse -E and -D. anything think |
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this is a good or bad idea? |
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lastly, Ed, i was a little confused by your last statment: |
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and I don't appreciate <censored>. |
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i can't think of a swear that fits here, should i be offended? or was it |
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just a joke? either way, i missed it. oh well. |
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i appreciate any feedback on this so i can continue to improve |
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dispatch-conf |
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