Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:20:23 -0700 From: Tenebrae <tenebrae_BSD@niceboots.com> To: "Philip J. Koenig" <pjklist@ekahuna.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/defaults/rc.conf theory Message-ID: <20020421122023.A2912@steeltoe.niceboots.com> In-Reply-To: <20020420230144663.AAA685@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com>; from pjklist@ekahuna.com on Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 04:01:43PM -0700 References: <20020420230144663.AAA685@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com>
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On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 04:01:43PM -0700, Philip J. Koenig wrote: > My .02: <trimmed down to a ha'penny> > What I think would be a better way of approaching it is to > incorporate some method of informing users during the upgrade > process, probably part of mergemaster, of what has changed in > /etc/defaults. I think Doug's addition of the -c option is a start, > but I don't think it goes far enough, personally. > > What would be really cool is a mechanism in mergemaster that reads > the version info in your current /etc/defaults/rc.conf file (for > those of us that don't update frequently), and then spits out a list > of changes made since that file was last updated. (as Mike Meyer > noted, including changes in syntax which wouldn't be picked-up by a > simple diff) > > A section of mergemaster which prints key "heads up" items pertaining > to the current build would also be extremely helpful. Sometimes we > forget to read UPDATING, (sometimes the important info isn't there), > sometimes we miss some key piece of info amongst all the other stuff > in the file, and sometimes we just need to be reminded to do > something before rebooting and discovering the box broke in some > unexpected way. (An example of a similiar previous improvement in > mergemaster was a year or 2 ago when it incorporated the re-make > aliases and devices feature at the end of the merging process, which > I think was a excellent idea) Erm... <sarcasm> Well then, maybe have mergemaster cat /usr/src/UPDATING at the start. Or rename it to README.1ST. </sarcasm> I think FreeBSD is great because it doesn't treat us like idiots, but it's so simple to use that even this idiot can install, setup, and maintain it. -Tenebrae. --- The sending of any unsolicited email advertising messages to this domain may result in the imposition of civil liability against you in accordance with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17538.45. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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