On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Russ Allbery wrote: > Objections or seconds? Looks mostly good except:
> @@ -8014,6 +7998,34 @@ ln -fs ../sbin/sendmail debian/tmp/usr/bin/runq > and which manages the shared configuration files. (The > <tt>sgml-base</tt> package is a good example.) > </p> > + > + <p> > + If the configuration file cannot be shared as described above, > + the packages must be marked as conflicting with each other. > + Two packages that specify the same file as > + a <tt>conffile</tt> must conflict. This is an instance of the > + general rule about not sharing files. Neither alternatives > + nor diversions are likely to be appropriate in this case; in > + particular, <prgn>dpkg</prgn> does not handle diverted > + <tt>conffile</tt>s well. > + </p> > + > + <p> > + A package that declares the same <tt>conffile</tt> as another, > + conflicting package may see left-over configuration files from > + that other package. EPARSE on this sentence, it looks like some words are missing. > If a user removes (without purging) one > + of the packages and installs the other, the new package will > + take over the <tt>conffile</tt> from the old package. If the > + file was modified by the user, it will be treated the same as > + any other locally modified <tt>conffile</tt> during an > + upgrade. > + </p> > + > + <p> > + The maintainer scripts must not alter a <tt>conffile</tt> > + of <em>any</em> package, including the one the scripts > + belong to. > + </p> Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer ◈ [Flattr=20693] Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
