On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 08:53:43 -0400, in gmane.linux.gentoo.user,
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>On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 08:33:46AM -0400, brett holcomb wrote:
>> [......] I suppose you could try
>> an interactive update but for files like fstab I'll do it
>> by hadn.
>
>As I said, you've got to pay attention - it's not a no-brainer.
>etc-update lets you review each part of the patch and choose to do
>hand-patching on the pieces that need it. Even for files like /etc/fstab
>that require attention, it's less work (IMHO) than pulling both old and
>new versions into editors and eyeballing every one of the changes.
Many people here say etc-update (the sdiff-stuff) is easy - it makes
me (almost;) desparate. Hey, can't you _imagine_ that some other
people find sdiff output _confusing_ because you see very little of
the _context_. I need the context to feel _safe_.
So I'm forced to use an editor. I use jEdit because it uses colors
to distinguish between different and common text. I take the new
version as the base and re-insert my customizations. The other way
round would be less work, but I want to have the most recent
_comments_ in my config files.
Best regards,
-Heribert
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Muttenz, Switzerland
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