On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 10:21:26PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2005-04-02 14:59:50 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 01:33:57PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > If this is an exceptional change (like here), then a dialog box > > > should be displayed during the dpkg-reconfigure. Other packages do > > > this. > > > > This is frequently condemned as Debconf abuse, > > Does the Debian Policy Manual say that?
No, it is only best current practice. > > > This is often done like this (often with symbolic links, which I used > > > to use... until some broken software incorrectly overwrote my config > > > file following the symlink). > > > > So, the exim 4 packages are "broken software" from your point of view? > > Not necessarily. FYI, it was bug 177846. Hm. A border case, IMO. > > > Is there a policy for config files (concerning this and also the > > > various problems above)? > > > > This is described pretty extensively in chapter 10.7 of Debian policy. > > It says: > > | 10.7.3 Behavior > | > | Configuration file handling must conform to the following behavior: > | > | * local changes must be preserved during a package upgrade, [...] > > As my netenv script overwrites the whole configuration file, the whole > file was locally changed, and the whole file should have been preserved > during the upgrade. Policy doesn't mandate "if a file was touched by the local admin, leave it alone completely". It does mandate that local changes to the file must be preserved. Automatic changes are still allowed. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
