On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 07:24:40PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > I have got a feeling that there is a good reason why debhelper does > not automatically flag symlinks as conffiles, I guess you'd end up > with wrong configuration-file-changed prompts.
I also have that feeling. However, policy does not say that only plain files are allowed as conffiles. I have filed a number of bugs against the appropriate tools. > I do not know why the symlink is there at all. Nothing in our > configuration has been reading /etc/exim4/email-addresses since > 4.43-3, it was added in 4.62-3. There probably was some discussion on > IRC, but I cannot find anything in my email archives. I don't remember as well. > I would suggest dropping the symlink from the package instead of > marking it as conffile. I don't like that idea at all, but it seems to be by far the easiest solution. 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 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
