so, we have __apt_unattended_upgrades in master now.
now we need dnf, also see #585
make both in one go? who's up for it?
I can add DNF support but already have quite a lot things to do in the coming days: that's something I plan to do but it is unlikely to happen before the next cdist release.
what is the problem you try to solve?
@ander No problems, just went through my mind.
every time i try to use __line i just give up and use __file and write entire file as I want 🤷
also, showerthought: __block is basically like __line, only multiline.
wild idea: can…
You are raising multiple partially related issues here. I believe that whatever decision is taken what it runs down to is personal preference (or preference of the BDFL ;-))
every time i try to…
sshd_config
I started to write __sshd year ago and then went with whole __file 😺
I've been thinking about writing a basic config parser for some formats
`__file_yaml…
__sshd is a good example where I wouldn't want to push the whole file, because it does have sane defaults.
this kind of stuff may be even useful for someone. not yet sure if i would use em.
I…
Could it be that !939 addresses the main issue regarding __line?
For simple things it has its place, but not having the functionality added in !939 had made __line mostly useless for me.
For…
mentioned in commit matze/cdist@358e04b2af
As @ander stated in chat, nothing more should be done with these special index updating types, because there should be moved to the package installation type. This is already done for the…
mentioned in merge request !858