Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:41:29 +0000 From: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mergemaster feature suggestion... Message-ID: <20031221154129.GE2228@saboteur.dek.spc.org> In-Reply-To: <3FE5B804.6000707@ispro.net.tr> References: <20031221084531.GB31516@cactus.homeunix.org> <20031221105925.GA1713@utgard.lodz.mm.pl> <1072018131.715.10.camel@localhost> <3FE5B804.6000707@ispro.net.tr>
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[bikeshed detected; purging] On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 05:11:00PM +0200, Evren Yurtesen wrote: > mergemaster always asks if you want to install a file which doesnt exist > in /etc already. Why cant it also ask for removing a file which doesnt > exist in sources? Then the user can decide if he/she needs that file or > not then remove it safely. If you'd taken the time to read the list archives you'd have noticed that this very question had been addressed in an earlier thread within the past 6 weeks. And the root cause was the same. The 'officially sanctioned' upgrade path is a binary upgrade or fresh install, unless you're a developer, or just someone who enjoys an interesting life. BMS
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