On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:23:40 +1100, Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 23:04 +0000, Colin Watson wrote: >> Fortunately, all of this is only necessary for upgrades from sarge >> to etch, and once we can expect everyone to have etch's dpkg >> installed we can move conffiles between packages more or less like >> any other files. > is it possible/useful to generate a dh_ command to facilitate this? > Rather than everyone needing to end up encoding the same logic with > minute variations ? How often do you think this shall be needed in this release cycle? Writing a general purpose dh_tool, and getting it tested, is not a simple task (though of course, if you feel the need to scratch that itch, far be it for me to stop you). manoj -- Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterward. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]