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Subject: Re: pkgbase update and progress
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From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@csail.mit.edu>
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On August 11, 2017 10:57:35 AM GMT+03:00, Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD=
=2Eorg> wrote:

>I think etcupdate(8) has a longer history and people are more familiar
>with it whereas the 3-way merge code in pkg(8) has been exercised
>relatively rarely=2E  There's also considerations about how this would
>fit
>into various different workflows -- everything from people that only
>ever download the standard pre-compiled packages for a release, to
>developers trying to cross-build highly customized embedded systems=2E
>Having a 'merge' step that is separated from the 'install' step seems
>advantageous in that it allows a point where people can substitute in
>their own alternatives for managing /etc files=2E


Maybe it should be called a "configure" phase for consistency with other p=
ackage managers=2E