Re: RFC: OpenRC as Init System for Debian

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

Jean-Christophe Dubacq wrote:
>
>If dpkg kept a copy of the original configuration file (to be retrieved
>at all times), it would be easier to spot local changes.
>I use etckeeper to do that, but it's a bit tiresome to isolate all local
>changes (I have to save the diffs somewhere) (and a lost hope if you do
>install etckeeper late in the workstation life). My  git-fu is probably
>not good enough (I am probably looking for a "pristine" branch and a
>rebased "local" branch used in production).

You might be interested in a proposal at UDS this week:

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-q-dpkg-pristine-conffiles

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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