On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:21:02 +1000, Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 'rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/foo'. Of course, dpkg will >> handle this correctly for conffiles; you only need to do this for > >Unfortunately dpkg does not handle the case where a conffile ceases >to exist in a later version of a package. The conffile will be left >on the system even after purging.
This is bad especially for packages that heavily rely on dpkg conffile handling. exim4 is one example. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
