Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 14:15, schrieb Brian: > You could do > >apt-get --reinstall install -o Dpkg::Options::"--force-confask" > > to force a conffile prompt. > > What happens? > I'm being asked which version of the configuration file I would like to see used. Great. Your suggestion also helped me

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2014-01-11 13:20 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 11:53, schrieb Dominique Dumont: >> Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? >> (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package >> version n and version n-1) >> > No. The configuration file

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jan 2014 at 13:21:06 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 12:02, schrieb Brian: > > > > Ckeck that the file in question is a conffile: > > > >dpkg --status > > > It's a conffile. You could do apt-get --reinstall install -o Dpkg::Options::"--force-confask" to force a

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 12:02, schrieb Brian: > > Ckeck that the file in question is a conffile: > >dpkg --status > It's a conffile. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lis

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 11:53, schrieb Dominique Dumont: > Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? > (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package > version n and version n-1) > No. The configuration file did not change between versions. Is dpkg smart enough

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jan 2014 at 11:04:08 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > I have a question regarding the handling of locally modified conffiles > on package upgrades. > > When I installed a new version of a self-written native package, I > noticed that I was not asked whether I wanted to keep or replace a > c

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Dominique Dumont
On Saturday 11 January 2014 11:04:08 Malte Forkel wrote: > What might I be missing? Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package version n and version n-1) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally sig

Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Hello, I have a question regarding the handling of locally modified conffiles on package upgrades. When I installed a new version of a self-written native package, I noticed that I was not asked whether I wanted to keep or replace a configuration file that I had modified locally. After the upgrad