The problem appears to be most seem too Toolkit, Desktop, Distribution or
Application centered, and hard to extend. Now, I found out there already
has
been great work done to end this. The config4gnu (CFG) [1] project can
handle
complete config files on a per setting basis. This allows converting
every
single setting during an upgrade even when the file fomat and available
options change. Or if you change between two altenatives, within limits
of
course.
CFG provides support for complex forms or even wizard logics to run
through.
And they are provided by the meta-config definitions!
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.
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Could anybody here also envision to bring CFG to Debian and figure out
how
Debian could benefit from it?
Please check out their website and docs, and post how you think this
relates.
This is not something to wait for, rather somthing to start
experimenting with
and getting involved with because the project has slowed down lately.