devil-linux-develop

Re: [Devil-linux-develop] [ devil-linux-Bugs-555997 ] file dates

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

On 05/14/2002 03:05:56 PM Friedrich Lobenstock wrote:
>no...@so... wrote:
>> Summary: file dates
>>
>> Initial Comment:
>> set file dates to a value in the past, e.g. 1.1.1980
>> <major version>:<minor version>:<beta counter>
>>
>> This makes the update to a newer release much easier.
>
>Are you speaking of the files under /etc?

At least the /etc files, but I was thinking about all files.

Heiko=

Re: [Devil-linux-develop] [ devil-linux-Bugs-555997 ] file dates

[Friedrich L. <fl...@fl...>]

Heiko Zuerker wrote:
> On 05/14/2002 03:05:56 PM Friedrich Lobenstock wrote:
> 
>>no...@so... wrote:
>>
>>>Summary: file dates
>>>
>>>Initial Comment:
>>>set file dates to a value in the past, e.g. 1.1.1980
>>><major version>:<minor version>:<beta counter>
>>>
>>>This makes the update to a newer release much easier.
>>
>>Are you speaking of the files under /etc?
> 
> 
> At least the /etc files, but I was thinking about all files.

So you want to put the /etc tree on CD-tree too, and let save-config
compare which files where changed?

But I don't see any need in changing the timestamp of all other files.
You must have something in mind, so please tell me more.

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Friedrich Lobenstock

Re: [Devil-linux-develop] [ devil-linux-Bugs-555997 ] file dates

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

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Friedrich Lobenstock wrote:
| Heiko Zuerker wrote:

|> At least the /etc files, but I was thinking about all files.
|
|
| So you want to put the /etc tree on CD-tree too, and let save-config
| compare which files where changed?
|
| But I don't see any need in changing the timestamp of all other files.
| You must have something in mind, so please tell me more.

No.
Currently when we distribute a new release, all files have the date from
the build time which makes it really hard (for the end-user) to upgrade
the config files to a newer release.
When our etc.tar.gz has always file dates in the very past, you can see
immediatelly what you have modified and copy this files.


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