Radu Duta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another type of file that looked interesting is the .conffiles but I > realized that for X apps the app-default is usually not included in > the conffiles, which I think they should be, but maybe I misunderstand > the role of conffiles. That would be isolate the configuration related > files from the applications related files. For example the XTerm > xdefaults from the xterm executable, or the man page, which should not > be changed. The files that are not suppose to be changed should be > watched with tripwire, if it's not done already. Any comments?
Here's a quote from the debian policy manual (from 4.6): Application defaults files have to be installed in the directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/. They are considered as part of the program code. Thus, they should not be modified and should not be tagged as conffile. If the local system administrator wants to customise X applications globally, the file /etc/X11/Xresources should be used. Unfortunately, none of this sort of policy is particularly obvious to the systems administrator. I'd kind of like to see a package which depositted a .readme (or .policy?) in every significant directory covered by the file system standard and/or debian policy, describing policy for that directory, and especially some kind of note on configuration. I'd also like to see embedded comments in each significant file -- a url if nothing else -- for policy details pertinent to that file, and on alternate locations where two or more files provide a "base + configuration" sort of system. -- Raul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
