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Bug 5765 - Package to manage old and new config files
Summary: Package to manage old and new config files
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Portage Development
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Core (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 All
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-07-30 01:37 UTC by Martin Holzer (RETIRED)
Modified: 2011-10-30 22:36 UTC (History)
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Description Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-07-30 01:37:37 UTC
I'd like a new packet, that manages the config files.

It should watch for new config file (._cfgxxxxxx) and compare it to the old 
once.

Then it should display the differences like:
(this is from debian)
Configuration file `/etc/dosemu/dosemu.users'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      D     : show the differences between the versions
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** dosemu.users (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? 

Thats a great feature, i don't want to miss in gentoo!!
Comment 1 Spider (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-07-30 17:49:15 UTC
etc-update from gentoolkit might be the one?
Comment 2 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-07-31 07:35:38 UTC
Yes that's what i've wanted