Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 11:02:32 -0800 From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: Gene Harris <geneh@tetronsoftware.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Using MergeMaster Message-ID: <3A1EBB48.4EBC9110@FreeBSD.org> References: <51F9B228ED26D311A17700A0C9982664013F40@tetboss.internal.tetronsoftware.com>
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Gene Harris wrote:
>
> I have two simple questions about mergemaster.
>
> When is it appropriate to run mergemaster?
Whenever you update your system binaries. Basically, you want to keep
the sources in /etc/ updated to the same level as your system as a
whole.
> Is it appropriate to just run mergemaster by typing the command and letting
> it run its course?
You need to read the man page first. Make sure you take good backups,
and the first few times you run it you should probably use the -v
switch.
Good luck,
Doug
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