On Thu 25 Jul 2013 at 11:05:41 -0700, Forest wrote: > The dma package creates an /etc/mailname file during install, but does not > register it as belonging to the package, and does not remove it when the > package is purged. Nobody likes packages that leave behind junk like this, > and I'm pretty sure it violates Debian policy.
I'm pretty sure it would violate Debian policy for a purge of dma to remove /etc/mailname. http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-programs.html#s-mail-transport-agents #400292 contains a similar request. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400292 The response was: That is because /etc/mailname is a shared configuration file. Multiple installed programs are using it, removing just *one* of them (exim) must not break the others. and I do not think exim should ever remove this file. The actual breakage you encontered needs to be fixed in a different way. cu and- I would suggest closing this bug on the basis of policy 11.6 -reas Regards, Brian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
