Re: A sane way to merge config file differences during package installation?

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:01:46 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

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> On 09/02/07 04:55, Richard Hartmann wrote:
> > Everyone will know a message like this:
> >
> > Configuration file `/etc/sysctl.conf'
> > ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
> > ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
> > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
> > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
> > N or O : keep your currently-installed version
> > D : show the differences between the versions
> > Z : background this process to examine the situation
> > The default action is to keep your current version.
> > *** sysctl.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
> >
> > What I would want is something like
> >
> > M: merge files interactively
> >
> > which would then call vimdiff, probably via $DIFF_EDITOR
> > or some other variable if something like it does already exist.
> >
> > Is anyone aware of any such solution or has good suggestions
> > on custom-creating it?
>
> Great idea! File a wishlist bug against debconf.

There was a sub-thread about this back in March:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/03/msg02895.html

Andrei said that there was work in progress for a merge option.

> Ron Johnson, Jr.

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