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FS#5450 - etc-update

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Michał Fronczyk (fronczyk) - Monday, 25 September 2006, 19:53 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I used to use Gentoo Linux and it has a very useful tool called 'etc-update'. This tool help us with solving conflicts in files in /etc after installing new packages. Arch creates files *.pacnew and then I have to manually look for changes and apply them. etc-update automatically invokes diff on these files and show me differences, even automatically solves trivial changes.

Will be fine if we have such a tool on archlinux.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Monday, 06 November 2006, 21:42 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  If you want such a script, then write it and post it on the wiki. If it gains enough popularity, it may be included into Arch.
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 06:29 GMT
There is a script for this already. Cannot remember its name but it's definetly not called etc-update. Try to search in forums.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 15:25 GMT
it's against arch philosophy so i don't think we will have such a script official supported
Comment by Michał Fronczyk (fronczyk) - Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 15:31 GMT
Why it's against arch philosophy ?
This script invokes diff on old config file and on new one, corrects simple differences and if difference can not be solved automatically it asks us what to do.

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