Yves Arrouye ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 17 September 1996 00:10: >That wouldn't resolve Michael's problem: assume I change my >app-defaults file for SomeApp, just to adjust colors to my tastes. >Then comes a new release of SomeApp, with new features controlled by X >resources that are in the app-defaults file. What will dpkg do, then? >Propose me to keep my modified file (1), or replace it (2). > >If (1) changes are that I loose the ability to use the new feature >because the app-defaults file lacks some defaults (in most cases the >app will even not run). > >If (2) I get the new feature but lose my colors changes. > >It is extremely hard to update a changed file automatically (don't >talk about patch, please, this works only if the organization of the >file didn't change), so the best way is effectively to make resources >mofifications *outside* of the app-defaults file to keep them local >and still be able to upgrade nicely.
Exactly. That's why Jamie Zawinsky (or however it's spelled...) strongly recommends against such files. Have a look at netscape readmes'. Carlos
