Debian Bug report logs - #189805
improvment: use of sdiff to merge configuration-files

Package: dpkg; Maintainer for dpkg is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Marc Schoechlin <marc.schoechlin@web.de>

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 10:03:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: upstream

Merged with 32877, 48717, 120152, 247336, 268154, 290854, 294073, 413436, 440640, 473996, 548663, 578804

Found in versions dpkg/1.13.22, dpkg/1.13.25, dpkg/1.15.3.1, dpkg/1.15.5.6

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Report forwarded to Dpkg Development <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>, dpkg@packages.qa.debian.org:
Bug#189805; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Marc Schoechlin <marc.schoechlin@web.de>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Dpkg Development <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>, dpkg@packages.qa.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #5 received at maintonly@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.9
Severity: wishlist

Hi !

I use very often sdiff to merge existing configuration-files
with new files.

If I install packages with apt-get, and there is a new 
configuration-file included in the package, i will get 
a prompt which askes me which release of the configfile
i would like to use.

>sdiff --output=new.cfg old.cfg maintainer.cfg

This tool starts a interactive mode, which helps to merge 
the mainter-file with the existing, and saves the merge to new.cfg.

Maybe this would be a nice additional alternative for
choosig what to do with the confog-file :-)

(Surely - a backup backup of the old one should also be included :-))

Best regards

Marc Schoechlin


-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux dragan 2.4.20 #1 Son Dez 22 18:54:47 CET 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  dselect                       1.10.9     a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii  libc6                         2.3.1-16   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an

Merged 48717 189805. Request was from Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805. Request was from Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Tags added: patch Request was from Jarno Elonen <elonen@iki.fi> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336. Request was from Thomas Hood <jdthood@aglu.demon.nl> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154. Request was from Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Severity set to `wishlist'. Request was from Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854. Request was from Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073. Request was from Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 380332. Request was from "Adam D. Barratt" <debian-bts@adam-barratt.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #380332 from all other report(s). Request was from "Adam D. Barratt" <debian-bts@adam-barratt.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 413436. Request was from Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 413436 440640. Request was from Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:51:17 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Forcibly Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 413436 440640 473996. Request was from Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:51:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Forcibly Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 413436 440640 473996 548663. Request was from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:33:09 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Forcibly Merged 32877 48717 120152 189805 247336 268154 290854 294073 413436 440640 473996 548663 578804. Request was from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:12:08 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Removed tag(s) patch. Request was from Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Thu, 06 May 2010 13:33:11 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Added tag(s) patch. Request was from Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:51:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>:
Bug#189805; Package dpkg. (Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:39:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to PT FINDORA INTERNUSA <sankhokaihatsuco.ltd@outlook.com>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>. (Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:39:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Removed tag(s) patch. Request was from Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> to 32877-quiet@bugs.debian.org. (Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:27:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Debian Bug report logs - #189805 improvment: use of sdiff to merge configuration-files

Debian Bug report logs - #189805
improvment: use of sdiff to merge configuration-files