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

diff original .conf files in packages with the ones installed

2011-07-01 Thread alberto fuentes
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, chroot and install the selection and then make the diff. although it loo