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Re: Moving rc.d scripts to base.tgz



> It's worse for files like /etc/inetd.conf, where you might want some
> of the changes in the new version but still have to merge in your own
> site-specific changes.  I don't have a great answer for that.

patchfs?  Works like unionfs but, instead of the upper-layer file
replacing the lower-layer file, it's applied as if with patch(1)?

I'm not entirely serious, but also not entirely joking.

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