Re: [Exim] 4.31 pre-release snapshot

Keep me in CC.

> > Looking at the changelog, I think of the pain I have comparing
> > src/EDITME to the last Local/Makefile every time I update exim. I
> > usually do it by hand, referring to the main changelog document.
>
> I'll second that idea - I know some will say just do a diff here or there
> and you should see the changes - and I do. However sometimes a hop from one
> version to the next introduces a few new things or some lines of text get
> reworded or shuffled around, and that can sometimes upset diff to resync
> itself. Or, you just get this huge list of diffs but the only real diff is
> the specification of some custom setting (like the exim user, or what have
> you) that really didn't change at all but still shows up.

I noticed how debian does the patches. I think you could apply a similar
method and still not miss anything.

Keep a copy of the original src/EDITME somehwere and don't touch it. After
you modify src/EDITME, diff the src/EDITME.orig with src/EDITME and keep
that diff. Chances are, you can safely use this diff on newer versions.

If you're worried about new things, diff the original editme from the older
version with the untouched version of the new one.

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