Snapshot, diffs

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message <199801290158.UAA06992@cyprus.atlantic.net>you write:
  > According to Jeffrey A Law:
  > >   > Apply diff to old snapshot. Compare against new snapshot. Complain if
  > >   > there is any discrepancy.
  > > We don't do this.  As the snapshot process becomes more automated this
  > > might make sense.
  > 
  > Jeff, when I did Perl snapshots, I relied on this step and it caught
  > one or two problems.  Please do it, even if you have to do it by hand.
Done for the main snapshot, not for all the little ones.

  > Don't forget to compare important permissions (the executable bits,
  > for instance).
Good point.

jeff