Package: dpkg Version: 1.15.5.6 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream When dpkg/apt asks if the user wants to install the package maintainers configuration file/stay with the actual configuration/show a diff/examine the situation, it would be very nice to have an option to interactively merge the the maintainers version. This might be done using
sdiff -s -o $merged $config $config.maintainer followed by writing $merged to $config and deleting $config.maintainer. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: armel (armv5tel) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-kirkwood Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 7.4-2 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-9 GCC support library ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.7.25.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
