Re: mergemaster feature suggestion...

Bruce M Simpson said:
> [bikeshed detected; purging]
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 05:11:00PM +0200, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
>> 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.
>
> If you'd taken the time to read the list archives you'd have noticed
> that
> this very question had been addressed in an earlier thread within
> the past
> 6 weeks. And the root cause was the same.
>
> The 'officially sanctioned' upgrade path is a binary upgrade or
> fresh install,
> unless you're a developer, or just someone who enjoys an interesting
> life.
>
> BMS
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Bruce,
The most relevant document regarding upgrading in this context
describes three methods of upgrading a FreeBSD system:

http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/4-STABLE/relnotes/i386/upgrade.html

This document, nor any other returned by a search for upgrading
mentions anything about the binary method or the fresh install
methods being the "officially sanctioned methods" for people other
than developers.  It does however warn that it requires
"more disk space, time, and technical expertise."

Therefor unless this person's post allows you to assume he doesn't
have "more disk space, time, and technical expertise" I don't
believe your response is valid or correct.

This person simply requested a feature for mergemaster.  Perhaps it
didn't occur to him that doing so requires looking back though over
six weeks of postings for relevant subject matter.  Which post was
that again?

Adam