Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:46:21 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r270177 - in stable/8: tools/regression/usr.sbin/etcupdate usr.sbin usr.sbin/etcupdate Message-ID: <53F4FB0D.9080605@wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <201408191754.s7JHsF2M069832@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201408191754.s7JHsF2M069832@svn.freebsd.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --1vP3RQMNbRmQcqpvKXDiLgWhDuUU8Seeu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 8/19/14 10:54 AM, John Baldwin wrote: > Author: jhb > Date: Tue Aug 19 17:54:15 2014 > New Revision: 270177 > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/270177 >=20 > Log: > MFC 238423,238426,238428,258063,258064,258066,258097,258185,259134: > The etcupdate utility is a tool for managing updates to files that ar= e > not updated as part of `make installworld' such as files in /etc. It= > manages updates by doing a three-way merge of changes made to these f= iles > against the local versions. It is also designed to minimize the amou= nt > of user intervention with the goal of simplifying upgrades for cluste= rs > of machines. > =20 > Requested by: peter Much appreciated, thanks! We're making a serious effort at streamlining the cluster refresh process= and etcupdate seems to fit the bill nicely for upgrading src-less systems= =2E We have freebsd/8.x machines in the mix so this eliminates a whole bunch= of script exceptions. etcupdate is so much nicer than mergemaster when dealing with *many* systems. To paraphrase twitter: mergemaster: i enter i enter i enter ... i enter i enter OH CRAP! --=20 Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; KI6F= JV --1vP3RQMNbRmQcqpvKXDiLgWhDuUU8Seeu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (Darwin) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT9PsNAAoJEDXWlwnsgJ4ErMIIAIwA74K/jg8F5UxakR2hER/a aC24RroB3TJoHGZrskatgaOUgmZZGZiiX44pYEUOggayxY9VBRRWzNHIEcDanlsd wWweLNIZMuv6T6Fxk7rf7rC2NQA/aRdVBCtcp/xSOPgkL3ahmo4jfQk6bRFGvxxQ Pbe85x8VOxN7YDm/C9H8WLYBFMZpa8l76302pw7OX2lqRxxAPmgxzpCTwPzY3UTS xl9lHoWESCWT0CAj4lslDE2Zqgb2+Ot4zQF00dJDG3GAFLL97m+NYggOqmRbf80m 2MrjCHogXFTJFc+Ugn/Ao2cOZxP96PHsfYNSXiJwS15uI3PMS7Y1oDYKMYqiRcw= =lyYz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1vP3RQMNbRmQcqpvKXDiLgWhDuUU8Seeu--
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