Hi, * Nico Golde <nico@ngolde.de> [2007-03-03 09:34]: > what about the following idea. > If a configuration file is marked as conffile in a package > you have the possibility to select between: [...] > What about the possibility to view the patch, edit it with > your favorite editor and the just apply the patch? > This way you don't have to do all the manual stuff after > installing the packages and you don't miss new configuration > flags. > > Are there already people who started to do something > similar? Do you think this is useful? [...] After a bit of testing this method I realized that its not really a good idea since you can't always produce a proper patch which can apply after editing it. So I came to the conclusion that it's maybe better to give dpkg a configuration value to specify an external merge program which can be launched by pressing 'm' in the configuration dialog. I introduced a variable called 'merge-tool' for this (merge-tool /usr/bin/vimdiff) for example and submitted it as wishlist bug to wnpp. If someone wants to test it you can find the patch on: http://nion.modprobe.de/dpkg_allowmerge.patch Kind regards Nico -- Nico Golde - http://www.ngolde.de JAB: nion@jabber.ccc.de - GPG: 0x73647CFF Forget about that mouse with 3/4/5 buttons, gimme a keyboard with 103/104/105 keys!
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