Manoj> Either never change the file once created; or preserve user Manoj> changes. If you never change the file once created, you have Manoj> nothing to worry about. It is only when people are changing Manoj> files that are already in place in /etc do questions arise.
Adam> If a package places a file in /etc(this is a configuration file, Adam> but not a conffile), then I as a user/admin remove it, I don't Adam> want the package to put a new version in place. Sorry, but I don't think either of you answer Davide's question. Which is, WTH should he do to achieve the installation flexibility he wants to provide? I write this as someone who used auctex for a while, and I very much appreciated having the choice. Adam> This doesn't mean you can interpeted as attempting to save Adam> changes. Must is must is must. Davide> Should we change the Debian Emacs policy to allow me to put Davide> them somewhere else? Adam> Emacs policy is wrong in this sense then. Emacs policy does not Adam> replace Debian Policy, it enhances it. And Debian Policy is Adam> very clear about files in /etc. This is a non-sequitur, isn't it? The question is, WHERE SHOULD THESE FILES BE? The Debian policy argument implies they shouldn't be in /etc. So, where else? -- Ian Zimmerman, Oakland, California, U.S.A. GPG: 433BA087 9C0F 194F 203A 63F7 B1B8 6E5A 8CA3 27DB 433B A087 In his own soul a man bears the source from which he draws all his sorrows and his joys. Sophocles.
