Package: debconf Version: 1.4.67 Severity: minor Hey,
I was debugging a package of mine just now and spent quite some time on a stupid problem, caused by debconf remembering answers for packages that are purged. The documentation of debconf-show suggests that it lists all the information in the debconf database for a given package. Yet, when the package is not installed, but answers for the package are still present in the database, they are not displayed by debconf-show. So, this is either a code bug: These values should be shown, even if the package is no longer installed (though I am not sure one can link those values to the actual package anymore?). Or, this is a documentation bug: man debconf-show shoul note that though answers for purged packages might be present, it is not listed. This would have saved me quite some time ;-) Gr. Matthijs -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.4.67 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.8.7-10 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.6.43.1 APT utility programs -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
