John Hasler wrote: > I wrote: > >>Just off the top of my head I see no reason why these files [created by >>maintainer scripts] could not be included in the package empty and filled >>in by the scripts. This would identify the files as belonging to the >>package and also allow dpkg to remove them, eliminating the need for the >>postrm to do so. > > > Thomas Adam writes: > >>The overhead in doing this is stupid... > > > A few dozen bytes in each of those few packages that need it, less any > reduction in the postinst and postrm. > > >>...and having a lot of empty files in /etc is just pointless. > > > Where would any empty files come from?
In rpm, they're typically not empty - they're full of interesting and useful comments, and potentially usable defaults. :-) -- Paul <http://paulgear.webhop.net> -- Did you know? If you use two dashes followed by a space as your signature separator, good email programs will chop them off automatically, reducing noise in email replies. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]