Re: merging configuration files on update, timeline?

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Nico Golde writes ("merging configuration files on update, timeline?"):
> I just saw Ian's mail announcing the triggers support in 
> dpkg[0] which I think is a very nice feature I am wondering 
> if there are any plans to have the possibility to merge 
> configuration files on package updates in lenny?

Sean Finney has been looking into this.  I'm not sure we've got a
settled design yet but if we can get one quickly it would be nice to
have in lenny.

Ian.