Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:18:01 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Saving configuration files (was Re: FreeBSD Upgrade: Ports That Need Rebuilding) Message-ID: <20090416191801.GA20327@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200904162059.31243.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <49E64867.5060209@gmail.com> <200904161217.08784.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <20090416162732.GA5626@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <200904162059.31243.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
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On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 08:59:30PM +0200, Mel Flynn wrote:
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> I guess I'm just anti-redoing-configuration, since there's so many format=
s out=20
> there. One can of course backup ${LOCALBASE}/etc --exclude rc.d, but the=
=20
> number of exceptions grows over time (/etc/X11/xorg.conf, /usr/local/squi=
d/*,=20
> /usr/local/pgsql/data/*, /usr/local/hybserv/*).
I keep all configuration files that I have changed myself in a tree
under ~/setup, complete with two scripts that check (check.pl) if config
files have changed or installs them (install.pl) if they are out of
date. Both scripts read a file with a list of what to install
where. This directory is kept under revision control with git. I've
documented this setup on my homepage: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/freebsd/=
index.html#doc
This repository and support scripts enables me to easily absorb changes
=66rom mergemaster if necessary, while I can easily restore my settings if
I screw something up. Note that I remove the FreeBSD RCSid from the
files that I change, so that mergemaster will skip them automatically.
Roland
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R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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