On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 04:02:29PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 04:00:20PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 04:34:58PM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > > On 10/08/2017 16:21, Glen Barber wrote: > > > >> * Since we have no mechanism of properly merging changes to /etc > > > >> we simply copy files as needed with pc-updatemanager, and it is > > > >> difficult to maintain what should be updated, merged, or removed. > > > >> > > > > This is another long-standing item in the list of things to fix, indeed. > > > > > > The idea floated at BSDCam was to have a package that would install a > > > pristine copy of the /etc files under /var/db/etcupdate and prompt the > > > user to then use that tool to update or install their configs. That > > > should provide a nice compromise between having the files available from > > > pkgs and not enforcing a specific mechanism (tools, not policy) to > > > update /etc. > > > > > Why we do not stick with what was discussed before? > > > > pkg know how to do 3 way merge and is configurable not to break anything. > > The only thing that is needed is to prepend the plist entry with an @config > > That's all. > > > > Why do we need something else? > > Should have read the entire thread before replying. > > If you decide to go that direction tell me I will rip out the 3way merge code > from pkg... >
I do not think it is necessary to rip out the code. It may be needed at some point. Just my $0.02 USD. Glen
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