On Tue, 25 May 1999, Michel Kaempf wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 1999, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > > Wouldn't it be nice if dpkg would tell you what exactly has changed > > between the packages config file and what the difference to your > > config is? > > > > I allways wonder what has changed, since I normally haven't changed > > those files dpkg askes me about. > > Everything already exists in dpkg to perform this comparison : when > dpkg prompts me for a config file replacement, I type `Z' to get a > shell, and I use `diff package.conf package.conf.dpkg-new' to find > out the differences between the two files... > > I think that making this step automatical would make a dpkg session > too verbose and too prompting.
It doesn't have to be automatic, just available. There are 5 options now, 2 for yes, 2 for no, and one apparently for a shell (forgot about that one). Just add one more for a diff. Easy and useful. Brandon -------- Brandon Mitchell ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------- ------------ http://bmitch.dhis.org/ ---- ICQ: 30631197 --------
