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Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 21:49:19 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: cygwin-apps Digest 2 Nov 2001 18:46:34 -0000 Issue 223]
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On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 01:33:51PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com]
>> On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 11:03:40AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>> >-----Forwarded Message-----
>> >> diff
>> 
>> Why diff?
>
>diff can be very useful in post-install scripts. (ie 
>a new sshf-config is being installed, do you want to
>Overwrite your current one
>Leave your current one
>Show the differences
>?

Then the package should have a diff dependency, shouldn't it?

>> >> file
>
>This is all coming from Earnie's 'base system' email in the archives.

Ok. I don't see a good reason for 'login', though.

cgf