Nico Golde schrieb: > what about the following idea. > If a configuration file is marked as conffile in a package > you have the possibility to select between: > > - Install the new version of the configuration file from the > package > - Keep your current installed version of the file > - View the differences
[...] > What about the possibility to view the patch, edit it with > your favorite editor and the just apply the patch? > This way you don't have to do all the manual stuff after > installing the packages and you don't miss new configuration > flags. [...] > What do you think? I haven't tested your patch, but I like the general idea. A good example is exim4. Where I have greylistd installed and configured it to allow SSL connections. Every once in a while exim gets an update with some changes in it's config. I'd like to take this changes but still want to keep my own settings. So I support your Idea and hope it will make it's way into dpkg. Cheers, Bastian -- Bastian Venthur http://venthur.de Debian Developer venthur at debian org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
