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> The really tricky problem is when a package must modify an existing shared resource. Such as appending lines to an existing config for example. Pacman create
by AsyncAwait 8y ago
> The really tricky problem is when a package must modify an existing shared resource. Such as appending lines to an existing config for example.
Pacman creates a .pacnew file and lets you merge it yourself for this very reason.
- alkonaut 8y agoSeems like that is offloading the tricky bit to the user rather than solving the tricky problem to be honest.
- laumars 8y agoYeah that's exactly what's happening. But Arch is an intentionally hands on distro (eg it doesn't even ship a an installer - instead you're expected to do everything yourself via the command line). Obviously this wouldn't be to everyone's tastes but it's good that market is catered in my opinion (but then I would say that as I'm very much a hands on person).
- AsyncAwait 8y agoYeah, but it's very transparent to the user, which is kind of the Arch Way, and to be fair, there are tools to help you, like pacdiff.