Snapshot, diffs

chip@atlantic.net chip@atlantic.net
Wed Jan 28 17:58:00 GMT 1998


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.

Don't forget to compare important permissions (the executable bits,
for instance).
-- 
Chip Salzenberg               - a.k.a. -                <chip@pobox.com>
             "It's the lemon zester of death!!"   // MST3K



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