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From: Erik <mistereastenstream@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: etc-update vs dispatch-conf
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I much prefer dispatch-conf.  I just find it easier to use.  I find
etc-update a touch crude in the way it takes input.

On 10/13/06, Remy Blank <remy.blank_asps@pobox.com> wrote:
> maxim wexler wrote:
> > What does the group think?
>
> I don't know about the group, but I use etc-update and keep all of /etc
> in a Subversion working copy. This allows quickly seeing any changes
> made on updates and emerges, reverting changes if anything breaks, and
> keeping track of the reasons for specific changes in commit log messages.
>
> I also use a tool to store file and directory ownership and ACLs in an
> SVN property. I believe dispatch-conf doesn't track ownership and
> permissions.
>
> I even thought about using a distributed VCS like git to be able to push
> changes to a group of machines for e.g. updates, but then again, I don't
> have enough installations to maintain. Has anybody done something in
> this direction?
>
> -- Remy
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