Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:06:57 +0930 From: "Richard Russell" <richard@yellowgoanna.com> To: <Freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: mergemaster question Message-ID: <007d01c1dbb3$e1bc2f80$1200a8c0@skink>
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Hi all, I was wondering, is it possible to get mergemaster to just install any config file that is unchanged? For eg, I don't want to know that /etc/defaults/make.conf has changed -- I haven't edited that file, and doubt I ever will. When I do an update, I just want it to check if I've changed it at any point in time, and if not, install the new version. Is this a sensible thing to want? It could be implemented by means of a checksum for each file -- if the checksum matches the checksum of the file in the repository, then I haven't changed it, so the new one can overwrite it without asking me, but if it differs (eg my passwd file has an extra line or seven compared to the original), then I want to be asked what to do... this way, mergemaster will only ever ask me about the ten or so files that I actually change, rather than the hundred or more that it changes. Comments? rr -- Richard Russell Yellow Goanna Pty Ltd e: richard@yellowgoanna.com m: +61 412 827 805 f: +61 8 8462 2362 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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