Better etc-update?

{{Azrael}} · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 117

Hey guys, I was google'in around, and found various ways of improving etc-update. I was wondering, what is the best way, for etc-update to automatically diff the files? I really hate having to update files manually, there should be a better way?

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

There is dispatch-conf that automates a few of the merges (for instance plain comment merging, CVS header, ...) but it's not what you're looking for (I suppose you want one command, no user input, that finishes all merging).

{{Azrael}} · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 117

Thanks, I'll check it out

96140 · Retired Dev Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1324

dispatch-conf is alright; it works better than just etc-update, as it saves an old version of each config file (so you can undo changes, something not possible with etc-update).

However, I find its interface to be poorly worded and confusing, and not as intuitive as the interface for etc-update. But that's just a minor point of contention; dispatch-conf is overall a much better config update tool. In my opinion, it should be the default update tool, and the one featured in the Gentoo docs.

alechiko · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject:

Ive heard that this dispatchconf can be just as lethal as etc-update if not more if you arent careful

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spb · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject:

Q-collective · Advocate Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 2071

You could try cfg-update, I love it

{{Azrael}} · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 117

That works great actually, thanks!

krolden · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject:

I make a backup of my /etc folder every once in a while. Just in case

Ma3oxuct · Guru Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 523

96140 · Retired Dev Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1324

Q-collective · Advocate Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 2071

Why backup your /etc from time to time if we have such an easy little thing like cfg-update?

Shadow Skill · Veteran Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 1023

meax · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:

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krolden · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:29 am Post subject:

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject:

Shadow Skill · Veteran Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 1023

( cfg-update isn't available for amd64...sigh
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christsong84 · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:48 pm Post subject:

works fine for me (amd64)

just editted the ebuild to get it to compile (added amd64 to the keywords)
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Shadow Skill · Veteran Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 1023

I'll go ahead and try it then just hope it doesn't nuke my system, then again it would give me an exscuse to redo some things if it ended up borking my system.

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