Subject: Methods for managing etc files.
Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.devel
Date: 2003-01-23 17:56:02 GMT (5 years, 37 weeks, 5 days, 8 hours and 3 minutes ago)
I was interested in any methods or techniques that gentoo folks have
found useful in helping to manage their /etc configuration files.
One particular problem I have is when I do an update that affects lots
of /etc files. After the emerge I have lots of ._cfg* files to go
through. I know there is no magical method, but I was
looking for some way to do something like the following:
1. Auto replace all /etc files that I have not personally modified
with the new ._cfg* file.
2. Do the usual ._cfg* thing when I have previously modified the
original /etc file. Then, as normal, at my convenience I can use
etc-update and/or my favorite merge tool to take care of those.
I know there are merge tools that could detect this sort of thing
based upon the ancestor version of the /etc file. Or, I imagine there
are fairly straight forward ways to make a list before the emerge of
which /etc/ files have been modified and and which have not. That
list could then be used by another script after the emerge to decide
which /etc files may be automatically replaced.
But before I try doing this sort of thing, maybe someone already has
done this?
(By the way, I know about CONFIG_PROTECT and CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK, but,
I don't really see how they could achieve what I'm looking for.
Besides, I believe they only operate on directories rather than
invidual files).
Thanks for any advice.
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Jeff Kowing
jeffrey.d.kowing <at> nasa.gov
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