On 30/05/13 16:30, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > 2013/5/30 Marco d'Itri <m...@linux.it>: >> The /etc/ /lib/ /usr/lib/ split with files overriding each other, >> invented because RPM systems do not prompt the user on package upgrades >> and Red Hat does not support upgrading to the next major release. > Well, that might have been one reason, but splitting the conf files > has other advantages too. I like that I have the original file as > reference, that I have very small config-override files which can > easily be backed up, and it also simplifies updates, because I don't > have to merge diffs of config files, but just need to adjust them > later, if something has changed.
I prefer to be notified of changes to configuration files during upgrades so that I know which configurations need updating, rather than just hoping that the old config will work with the updated package and missing out on any new options silently introduced in a master configuration file which I can't even easily diff for updates. Roger -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/evfn7a-03j....@silverstone.rilynn.me.uk