Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:52:48 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 15:22 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: > > > So, since this is a bug, have you any pointer/idea how to resolve it? > > Since this isn't one of the standard 'conffile got removed' or > 'conffile got renamed'

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 15:22 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: > So, since this is a bug, have you any pointer/idea how to resolve it? Since this isn't one of the standard 'conffile got removed' or 'conffile got renamed' situations, I'm not really sure. You might want to ask debian-mentors or

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On 19/01/17 12:01, Paul Wise wrote: On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 11:41 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: OK, leaving bug open for a day or two in case submitter wants to re-assign it to dpkg. Will otherwise eventually close it since it doesn't seem to be a lirc bug. This is incorrect, it is a lirc bug.

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 11:41 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: > OK, leaving  bug open for a day or two in case submitter wants to  > re-assign it to dpkg. Will otherwise eventually close it since it  > doesn't seem to be a lirc bug. This is incorrect, it is a lirc bug. When conffiles are renamed, this

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On 19/01/17 06:21, Paul Wise wrote: On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 06:15 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: Question is still *why* adequate flagged these files as obsolete... It is dpkg that flagged them as obsolete, adequate just relays that. OK, leaving bug open for a day or two in case submitter

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On Thu, 2017-01-19 at 06:15 +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: > Question is still *why* adequate flagged these files as obsolete... It is dpkg that flagged them as obsolete, adequate just relays that. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise signature.asc Description: This is a digitally

Bug#851618: [Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#851618: lirc: adequate reports multiple obsolete-conffiles for lirc Package: lirc

On 19/01/17 01:44, Paul Wise wrote: dpkg doesn't handle removal of conffiles when they disappear from packages, so the package postinst files need to handle removing obsolete unmodified conffiles from user systems to avoid cruft building up. Thanks fpr reply. Since none of the files flagged