On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 06:54:25PM +0100, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > >> "MJH" == Mikolaj J Habryn <dichro-f8516fbf@eris.rcpt.to> writes: > > MJH> So, a new package can drop package-specific variable descriptions > MJH> neatly into that hierarchy, run update-variables, and forget about > MJH> them, other than filing a bug report against whichever package they > MJH> should be moved into. The question of which package /should/ contain > MJH> them I'll leave open. > > I don't fuly understand this: Do you suggest these files should also > hold the value this variable should use, so that the postinst script > would use the value instead asking the user? This is how I understood it. > I think this is like the database Wichert will work on, no? If I am not mistaken Wichert wanted a central config database as a package. Problem: A new package might need some configuration option which is not in the config-package. Mikolaj just suggested to have each option described with the package. > Otherwise: what use would these description have? It supplies the information what this option is about, for example: mail/smarthost: This is the host all mail is forwarded to. [...] > Ciao, > Martin cu Torsten
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