tags 459677 + patch thanks Here is a patch to solve this issue, based on the code on http://wiki.debian.org/DpkgConffileHandling with the .dpkg-bak changed to .dpkg-old. Note that the version number used need to match the version where this change is introduced.
diff -ur makedev-2.3.1.orig/debian/preinst makedev-2.3.1/debian/preinst --- makedev-2.3.1.orig/debian/preinst 2008-01-27 01:57:19.000000000 +0100 +++ makedev-2.3.1/debian/preinst 2008-01-27 01:59:22.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@ #!/bin/sh +# Remove a no-longer used conffile +rm_conffile() { + PKGNAME="$1" + CONFFILE="$2" + if [ -e "$CONFFILE" ]; then + md5sum="`md5sum \"$CONFFILE\" | sed -e \"s/ .*//\"`" + old_md5sum="`dpkg-query -W -f='${Conffiles}' $PKGNAME | sed -n -e \"\\\\' $CONFFILE'{s/ obsolete$//;s/.* //p}\"`" + if [ "$md5sum" != "$old_md5sum" ]; then + echo "Obsolete conffile $CONFFILE has been modified by you." + echo "Saving as $CONFFILE.dpkg-old ..." + mv -f "$CONFFILE" "$CONFFILE".dpkg-old + else + echo "Removing obsolete conffile $CONFFILE ..." + rm -f "$CONFFILE" + fi + fi +} +case "$1" in +install|upgrade) + if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" le "2.3.1-84"; then + rm_conffile makedev /etc/init.d/makedev + fi +esac + rm -f /usr/man/man8/MAKEDEV.8 /usr/man/man8/MAKEDEV-C.8 \ /usr/man/man8/MAKEDEV-C.8.gz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]