mergemaster always asks if you want to install a file which doesnt exist in /etc already. Why cant it also ask for removing a file which doesnt exist in sources? Then the user can decide if he/she needs that file or not then remove it safely. Ryan Sommers wrote: >>Thanks a lot. It does solve the problem. But I wonder why freebsd >>doesn't remove those obsolete files automatically after each upgrade. >>It would make the system cleaner and avoid such difficult to track >>problems. > > > Most people modify their files in /etc. Distinguishing between old > unmodified and old modified files would be very difficult; especially > considering the fact that people can upgrade between many different > versions. In the end you would still need to run a mergemaster like > program because merging modified files would require human interaction. > > In my opinion mergemaster is good for the complete opposite reason you > stated. For me it helps me keep my /etc filesystem clean from older > stale files. This wasn't a very difficult problem to track down either; > it's actually a very common issue because many people don't pay > attention to the UPDATING file. >Received on Sun Dec 21 2003 - 06:12:04 UTC
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