Coin, Romain Beauxis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> * To me the violation is not that severe since the file is located in /etc > after all. I understand that others may not think the same way, but that is > my point. There is a symlink, so the user should have no problem with it. At least this is the first time someone report this as being a real problem. Note for the release team: as explained by Toots, a failed upgrade cannot occur with a proper install. Then, we cannot guess what filesystem changes the sysadm decided and react accordingly, so removing the symlink, as it is first installed, is a mistake. At the time the package was first made, i recall the mediawiki code was not able to locate all the files correctly, so it may have been a reason for this. > * Let think a moment of what involved solving this issue. It involves: > - Changing the patch for installation messages to reflect the /etc location > - Adding a patch for defining this MW_INSTALL_PATH > - Changing the documentation for reflecting this new path too > - Changing the automated update script > And, perhaps the most important: > - Add an updating code which detects wether the configuration is in /etc or > in /var and apply the good changes. Of course, in order not to blow again any > file, this script as to be started before the packages files are copied. > - Also, you may add an advice to the administrator via debconf so that he > is > aware of this change in his configuration. This is risky, and such amount of changed would never be accepted by the release team as the package is perfectly usuable. > Now ok, I am not a blocker, if others come and say that it has to be solved > I'll do it of course, but it is not my opinion. In particular, I would like > to hear for Marc and perhaps the release team on what I wrote above. This is to be corrected in 1.9 in experimental, and released post-Etch ; this is the most sensible way to fix it, so as to have the upgrade script do it seamlessly without endangering a running site. -- Marc Dequènes (Duck)
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