Hi, On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 03:16:23AM +1000, Drew Parsons wrote: > My only final suggestion is to include a trival example in README.Debian > (or commented out in /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/000_localmacros if you want > to create the sample file): > > e.g. to switch on a basic on/off definition, use > MY_MACRO_DEFINITION=1
I am not a friend of holding a user's hands through the entire configuration process, making reference to the documentation completely unnecessary. I have, however, added an example: --- debian/README.Debian (revision 1132) +++ debian/README.Debian (working copy) @@ -161,9 +161,15 @@ sure it gets read before the macro is first used. 000_localmacros is a possible name, guaranteeing first order. For a non-split configuration, /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.localmacros gets read before -/etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template. See the exim specification, chapter -6.4, for details how macro expansion works. +/etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template. To actually set the macro +EXIM4_EXAMPLE to the value "this is a sample", write the following line +EXIM4_EXAMPLE = this is a sample + +into the appropriate file. For more detailed discussion of the general +macro mechanism, see the exim specification, chapter 6.4, for details +how macro expansion works. + What about debconf? ------ Debconf just "manages" the file /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf. This is Is that ok with you? 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]
