Viewing the default version of a conf file from a module

[Max Spicer]

I realise having asked this question that part of the answer is to look at
any .idpnew files that are created by an upgrade. Nevertheless, it would
still be useful to have an easy way to look at the dist version of such a
file.

On Fri, 13 May 2022 at 15:32, Max Spicer <max.spicer at york.ac.uk> wrote:

> When upgrading (and I have the time...), I like to look at the default
> versions of config files in order to compare them to our config. I try to
> track changes made upstream to keep our config roughly comparable to the
> defaults, other than when we have intentionally configured things
> differently.
>
> The dist directory is very useful for this, as I can run diffs between
> files in here and our config. However, the new module systems complicates
> this a bit, as config files belonging to modules are not included in the
> dist directory. In fact, it seems the default versions of these files only
> exists somewhere within the jar files.
>
> Is there an easy way to view the default version of these files? The only
> two I'm aware of at the moment are to enable the module on a separate
> installation and look at the files it creates, or to delve into jar files.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Max Spicer
>
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