Teaching kdm to read configuration from more than one file would have several advantages. Multilevel configuration, where kdm for example reads /usr/share/apps/kdm/kdmrc first, then overrides in /usr/share/apps/kdm/kdmrc.d/ and finally /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc, would solve these problems:
- It would reduce upgrade problems, as the sysadmin would edit the file in /etc/, and the package maintainer would edit the file in /usr/share/, and thus no upgrade conflict would happen. If a config option change name, the old value would be ignored, but that is best fixed by not changing name of config options. :) - It would make it easier to customize kdm automatically for custom debian distros (see bug #385849), as the CDD could provide an kdmrc override file with the values it want to override in /usr/share/apps/kdm/kdmrc.d/, and it would be replace the package defaults while allowing the sysadmin to override the values she wants using the kcontrol options. Solving this would make it a lot easier for Debian Edu. Please try to get this fixed before Etch releases. Friendly, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
