Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 11:15:51 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: c0ldbyte <c0ldbyte@myrealbox.com> Cc: Denis Peplin <den@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mergemaster improvement (auto-update for not modified files) Message-ID: <4277BFD7.2000508@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20050503120958.Y42342@eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net> References: <427743ED.6020200@FreeBSD.org> <20050503120958.Y42342@eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net>
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c0ldbyte wrote: >> > > IMHO this isnt something that should be included with mergemaster due > to the following things. 1). It should upgrade a file if the files cvs > id doesnt match and provide you with a merge option, which it allready > does both of those as it is now. 2). Only upgrading files that havent > been changed is going to result in a positive false situation where > the user actually thinks that his/her system has been fully upgraded > and when in fact it hasnt, leaving added lines to files out where they > should have been merged in. Preferably also IMHO this patch to > mergemaster should be or would be better off renamed to another > project and/or an option for people to compile into the system if they > wish to have that kind of functionality. E.g: System/Addon for world > through the use of a set variable in /etc/make.conf.local or something > similiar. > > But with all due respect, This just seems like another case of a > "Bike Shed" incident. not at all. I've wanted this for a long time.. files that I have not touched are at default state and I wnat them to move to teh new default state. Files I have touched, I want to look at by hand. > > Best regards to humor. > --c0ldbyte >
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