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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:06:29 -0400, Eric Crossman wrote: |
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> While I agree that etc-update is a vast improvement over other package |
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> systems, it would be nice to have a CVS type merge where I only have to |
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> make choices when the "system can't figure it out". It seems like |
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> etc-update (and friends) should be able to take advantage of mtime |
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> metadata and md5 checksums to determine if I've made any modifications |
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> to the default config file. That way an unmodified default config from |
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> version N can just safely be replaced with the new default for version N |
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> +1. Does this functionality already exist with the current etc-update? |
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It exists as an option with dispatch-conf, as do options to automatically |
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replace files if the only differences are whitespace and comments. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. - Henry David Thoreau |
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