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Date:      Wed, 6 Mar 2024 09:50:45 +0100
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
To:        Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkgbase and config file merges
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On Tue, Mar 05, 2024 at 06:02:41AM +0000, Graham Perrin wrote:
> On 04/03/2024 10:14, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > > …
> > Pkg has 3-way merge code, so it is similar to etcupdate(8) provided the file is
> > properly marked as a config file i the source tree which is the case of
> > master.passwd
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Bapt
> 
> Thanks, that's a very pleasant surprise, is
> <https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/blob/master/FAQ.md#25>; outdated?
> 
> (Answered in 2012; <https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/commit/02f8a139532c32b63d21e36ebc67d3ca76a92813>.)

No this is not outdated.
> 
> Is <https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/1845>; still, partly, an issue?
> 
> – pkg(8) deinstall and then reinstall of FreeBSD-runtime leads to wiping out
> `/etc/master.passwd` and `/etc/group` · Issue #1845 · freebsd/pkg
> 
this is not an issue, this is expected.

Best regards,
Bapt
> 


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