Re: Please introduce a sane way to merge config file differences during package installation

On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:11:00PM +0200, Richard Hartmann wrote: > Package: debconf > Version: 1.5.14 > Severity: Wishlist > > Everyone will know a message like this: > > Configuration file `/etc/sysctl.conf' ... > > What I would want is something like > > M: merge files interactively > > w

Please introduce a sane way to merge config file differences during package installation

Package: debconf Version: 1.5.14 Severity: Wishlist Everyone will know a message like this: Configuration file `/etc/sysctl.conf' ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation. ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version. What would you like to do about it ? Your options