Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> wrote: >> sed -ie "s/USERNAME_TO_BE_FILLED_HERE/$username/g" debian/$file >>done > > That doesn't backport, since woody's sed doesn't know about -i. Well, nothing prevents you to have a preinst.in, postinst.in or whatever may please you. And it is better (itempotency, clarity, etc.). -- Florent