Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-02 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2011-07-02 19:38 +0200, Hendrik Boom wrote: > What I would love is to have all the true configuration files checked > into a revision management system (such as monotone). There would be a > vendor branch, various changes performed during installation, and finally > any changes made by the s

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:44:41 +0200, alberto fuentes wrote: > This would be handy to checkout messed up systems to be able to tell > apart easily whats has been touched. > > Is there already something that makes this? > > The easier way it comes to mind is to dpkg --get-selections, > debootstrap,

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-02 Thread William Hopkins
On 07/01/11 at 08:50pm, alberto fuentes wrote: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:03 PM, William Hopkins wrote: > > > On 07/01/11 at 09:44am, alberto fuentes wrote: > > > This would be handy to checkout messed up systems to be able to tell > > apart > > > easily whats has been touched. > > > > > > Is ther

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-01 Thread alberto fuentes
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:03 PM, William Hopkins wrote: > On 07/01/11 at 09:44am, alberto fuentes wrote: > > This would be handy to checkout messed up systems to be able to tell > apart > > easily whats has been touched. > > > > Is there already something that makes this? > > comparing dpkg --get-s

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-01 Thread alberto fuentes
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Peter Wiersig < fri...@london087.server4you.de> wrote: > On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 09:44:41 +0200, alberto fuentes > wrote: > > > > The easier way it comes to mind is to dpkg --get-selections, debootstrap, > > chroot and install the selection and then make the diff. > > d

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-01 Thread William Hopkins
On 07/01/11 at 09:44am, alberto fuentes wrote: > This would be handy to checkout messed up systems to be able to tell apart > easily whats has been touched. > > Is there already something that makes this? comparing dpkg --get-selections before and after is an easy way to see what new packages hav

Re: diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-01 Thread Peter Wiersig
On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 09:44:41 +0200, alberto fuentes wrote: > > The easier way it comes to mind is to dpkg --get-selections, debootstrap, > chroot and install the selection and then make the diff. dpkg-repack and the debdiff command from the package devscripts? Perter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email