Frank Küster writes: > But this would have the consequence that all those files would have to be > created by dpkg, and clutter /etc.
No files would be created that were not subsequently filled in by a maintainer script. I don't know where you get the idea that that any files, empty or otherwise, would be created that are not created now. > I had understood from John's question that he wanted dpkg just to ignore > empty files, except that it registers them for the package. You misunderstood. > ...change dpkg... I proposed no changes whatsoever to dpkg. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]