) >> $NEW_CONFIG
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# check if a saved old configuration exists
if [ ! -f ${OLD_CONFIG} ]; then
   # no old config file, so simply use the new one
   mecho "no old configuration ${OLD_CONFIG} found"
   mecho "default configuration from package $PACKAGE will be used"
   cp -p ${PKG_CONFIG} ${NEW_CONFIG}
else
   # do the update
   if [ ! "$SILENTMODE" = 'TRUE' ]; then
      mecho "updating configuration ..."
      mecho "using ${PKG_CONFIG} and ${OLD_CONFIG}"
   fi
   update_config
   # and remove old configuration
   rm -f ${OLD_CONFIG}
fi