Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:54:55 -0500 From: Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com> To: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mergemaster feature suggestion... Message-ID: <3FE65CFF.2000102@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <20031221154129.GE2228@saboteur.dek.spc.org> References: <20031221084531.GB31516@cactus.homeunix.org> <20031221105925.GA1713@utgard.lodz.mm.pl> <1072018131.715.10.camel@localhost> <3FE5B804.6000707@ispro.net.tr> <20031221154129.GE2228@saboteur.dek.spc.org>
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Bruce M Simpson wrote: >>mergemaster always asks if you want to install a file which doesnt exist >>in /etc already. Why cant it also ask for removing a file which doesnt >>exist in sources? Then the user can decide if he/she needs that file or >>not then remove it safely. > > > If you'd taken the time to read the list archives you'd have noticed that > this very question had been addressed in an earlier thread within the past > 6 weeks. And the root cause was the same. > > The 'officially sanctioned' upgrade path is a binary upgrade or fresh install, > unless you're a developer, or just someone who enjoys an interesting life. > > BMS Well, regardless of what is the official method, it doesn't mean we (as developers) need to make life hard for ourselves. There are a couple times I would have found such a feature in mergemaster to be useful (mainly as a sanity check). It's not a showstopper, just a "nice to have". Of course, this is no replacement for not reading UPDATING or following the mailing list. I think that is Bruce's main point. Richard Coleman richardcoleman@mindspring.com
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