Re: mass-installing Debian
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
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