Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.25 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, it would be cool if dpkg could use an external program to merge a new and an old configuration file on package update. The current situation is a bit suboptimal since you loose your old changes when installing the new version of a configuration file (ok there is a backup) and if you keep your old installation you can miss new configuration parameters and stuff.
I created a patch to introduce a variable for dpkg (merge-tools e.g. merge-tools /usr/bin/vimdiff) to enable this feature. You can find the patch on: http://nion.modprobe.de/dpkg_allowmerge.patch This would also close 120152 and 32877 since you can just specify these programs. Kind regards Nico -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dpkg recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- Nico Golde - http://www.ngolde.de JAB: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - GPG: 0x73647CFF Forget about that mouse with 3/4/5 buttons, gimme a keyboard with 103/104/105 keys!
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