improving rpm
Cam
camilo at mesias.co.uk
Wed Jul 12 20:12:27 UTC 2006
Nicolas
>> 2) Attempt to merge changes, in the manner of a modern revision control
>> system.
>
> This is a 100%-proof recipe for disaster, even if conf files where all
> in structured format like XML with full grammar available
I don't think it has to be a disaster.
If a package is frequently updated, or has a large config file which has
minimal changes, then I imagine the logic to patch the config file would
be simple.
If the situation is complex, we can detect it and make suggestions.
Maybe even fall back to existing behaviour.
I think it's an interesting idea. What's the harm in offering the user
the choice between new config, old config, merged changes?
-Cam
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