Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 08:59:36 -0800 (PST) From: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> To: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> Cc: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>, freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkgbase and config file merges Message-ID: <5ns1p95s-n316-22qs-63p2-q6246q043802@mx.roble.com> In-Reply-To: <2i4vs2rmlpqssl5wyrzhn5izyvuoxz2rmfjbjlaaq6exuqbllm@e436o6dw7nx3> References: <ZeKucEQtR0OPjF_F@ilythia.eden.le-fay.org> <o54dtqdkvvemtvvvf6xw3yoj7bbje2teip4rlhwyjzlbxakhm6@be5hddb6byua> <8137de78-e205-4e7c-a25b-700045b3c950@gmail.com> <2i4vs2rmlpqssl5wyrzhn5izyvuoxz2rmfjbjlaaq6exuqbllm@e436o6dw7nx3>
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Automatically overwriting files like passwd is clearly a problem. Preferred solution would be a list, say [never_overwrite] and/or [ask before overwriting] and/or [write diff to /var/db/pkgbase/...] in /etc/defaults/pkgbase specifying existing files that should never be modified without at least a dialog. This plus the cleanup of pkgsave files which should only be written to /var/db/pkgbase/pkgsave/`date +%G%m%d%H%M` should address the blockers to more widespread adoption of packagebase and, ideally, make it mandatory or at least the default option in the next version of FreeBSD. Roger > 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; outdated?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 No this is not outdated.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 >> > > > >home | help
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