etc-update request

Ateo · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:07 am Post subject: etc-update request

Is it possible to add a 4th choice to etc-update? Much like -5 merges all updated files (without mercy), would it be practical to have, say, -7 to do nothing and delete all files? This would be handy if you're just recompiling a bunch of stuff at once and you know for fact you won't be updating any config files.....

It's a pain in the arse to etc-update 15 files (binutils is a good example) and to have to delete them one by one...

Thanks

syg00 · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:17 am Post subject:

I always do a find on '._cfg???_*' in /etc just for my own info.
If you reckon you don't need them it's easy enough to delete them.
etc-update don't give a damn if there are no files to update, it just terminates - even gives you a message.

Ateo · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:19 am Post subject:

You know what? I never even thought of that. But still, for consistancy's sake, it would still be nice to have that extra option....

But nonetheless, your suggestion works just fine.

madmango · Guru Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 507 Location: PA, USA

I'd agree with the poster.

We really need to have a -7 option or something. Maybe with an extra warning.

But if I go from foobar-2.8.67 to foobar-2.8.68 and it has sixty config files, no way I'm updating them for a simple bugfix release.
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zerojay · Veteran Joined: 09 Aug 2003 Posts: 1033

mikegpitt · Advocate Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 3224

If it is a simple update or bugfix etc-update will treat these as trivial changes and automerge them. Only when it determines the file is significantly changed will it prompt the user for intervention.