> On 6/7/11 6:55 AM, Simon Matter wrote: >>> There has been some dissatisfaction expressed with my decision to merge >>> manpage documentation into the configuration files by default. So I'm >>> releasing 4.4.20.1 that switches the default to not include >>> documentation. If you do want the documentation, supply the -a >>> (annotate) option to the installer. >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> I'd be interested to hear what kind of "dissatisfaction" was expressed >> to >> you? I have welcomed the change because it eliminates most man page >> lookups for me. That said, I'm using some kind of diff/patch magic to >> keep >> the configs on my systems up2date. I can understand that otherwise the >> docs in the configs would become out of date. > > First, it is a departure from my long-standing practice of not changing > the default behavior. > > Second, the issue of the documentation becoming out of date is a real > concern. I have plans to eliminate that problem by optionally allowing > the existing files to be merged with the latest manpages during upgrade. > See Mr Dash Four's post on the development list where he demonstrated a > limited such a facility for shorewall.conf.
OK, what I do is not limited to shorewall, I do in with every RPM update. What I do is to create a backup file named .orig before editing any config file. Then, RPM will create a .rpmnew file, and the config update script does all the diffing and patching so the .orig and the real config get updated. I don't know how to keep configs clean otherwise. Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
