Thanks guys. I didn't realize there are such tools existed already. 2008/12/4 Cheng Renquan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Song Ma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > With Gentoo if the user runs "emerge --update --newuse --deep world", the > > config file under "/etc" may be updated and get the new config file named > as > > "._cfg0000_xxxx", for example, "._cfg0000_ntp.conf". Normally I will > > compare this newly updated config file with my existing one, then decide > if > > I am going to override the existing one with new one or discard the new > one > > since I must keep my existing setting. It is not very efficient to do > these > > actions with command lines such as "diff", "cp" or "mv" one by one. I > wrote > > a tool with text menu to help Gentoo user compare and copy new the new > > config file conveniently. Does anyone have interest about it? What should > I > > do if I want to make it open source and maintain it for Gentoo users? > > Why not use dispatch-conf ? > > > > > A screen shot for the tool use: > > > > > > > > -- > Cheng Renquan, Shenzhen, China > Bob Dole - "The internet is a great way to get on the net." > >
