On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:28:03AM +0530, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 08:47:51PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > As far as I understand, the file /etc/default/libzvbi0 was in the sarge > > package but it's no more in the sid version of the package but the conf > > files stays even after the purge because: > > - dpkg doesn't remove conffiles on upgrade, it just mark them as obsolete > > (can be seen on "dpkg -s package" in the Conffiles field) > > - apparently even during purge it doesn't remove conffiles which are > > obsolete > > > > Can you confirm ? > > From my observation, if the conffile is present in the Etch package[1], > but not in the Sid package[2], dpkg leaves the conffile during upgrade > and forgets about them on subsequent purge. I think Christian feels > that this is to be handled by dpkg.
Yeah, that is a known limitation of dpkg. See also http://www.dpkg.org/dpkg/ConffileHandling Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
