Allan Gottlieb wrote: > [Discussion about etc-update (and friends) changing something that was > set by the user] > > I believe there is a misunderstanding. Perhaps what the OP is noting > is that etc-update gives you diffs between > > * The file as on your system (which may have user changes) > > * The file as in the current emerge of this package > > I believe he would prefer to know the difference > > * The file as in the previous emerge of this package > > * The file as in the current emerge of this package > > Then he would decide what to do with these changes. > > I use etc-update but I believe that dispatch-conf can keep an RCS > revision history. This should help determine the desired difference. > > I apologize if it is I who have misunderstood the conversation and am > increasing the confusion. > > allan >
Maybe I have something set different but mine does tell what is going to be changed between the two files and you can select what you want to change or not change. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
